The man who is accused of being the mastermind in the murder of four fishermen in May 2016 during a horrific pirate attack on the Corentyne River, last week pleaded guilty midtrial at the High Court in Berbice.
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, were charged with 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.
