Three of the five men accused of murdering four fishermen in May 2016, during a horrific pirate attack on the Corentyne River opted to plead guilty when they appeared at the High Court in Berbice on Wednesday while two of the accused will stand trial next week.
The five men: Ramchan Latchman of Number 65 Village, Ganesh Naidoo of Number 79 Village, Ramesh Singh of Liverpool Village, Stephon Leacock, of Lot 366 Number 77 Village and Leon Sammy of Lot 1 Number 75 Village, Corentyne, Berbice appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon on Wednesday where they were arraigned on four counts of murder during the course of piracy.
In 2016, the men who are all fishers, were charged with murdering Hemchand Sookdeo of Number 55 Village, during the course of piracy on May 28, 2016.
