Son Suresh Mohabir called ‘Dickie’ facing trial
ACCUSED Ramnarine Mohabir, called ‘Tiger’, who along with his son, Suresh Mohabir, called ‘Dickie’, was on trial for the murder of Saheed Mohamed, called ‘Zico’, was freed by Justice Winston Patterson on a defence no-case submission yesterday. After listening to submissions on the law from Senior Counsel Mr. Bernard De Santos and replies from State Prosecutor Mrs. Judith Gildharie-Mursalin, the judge agreed with the submissions by Mr. De Santos that there was no case for the accused Ramnarine Mohabir to answer.
As a consequence, the judge recalled the jury and directed them to return a formal verdict of not guilty of murder in favour of the No. 2 accused, Ramnarine Mohabir.
After father Ramnarine Mohabir was freed, the judge called upon the No. 1 accused, Suresh Mohabir, for a defence.He spoke to his lawyer, Mr. De Santos, for instructions before electing to make an unsworn statement from the dock.
In his statement from the dock, Suresh Mohabir told the judge and jury that he would be relying on a statement which he had given to the police.
Then from the Dock he said,”On the day in question, I was told that some dog bit up my father’s pig. I went and see. I pelted the dogs them with a brick, and the brick hit one of them. Zico was drinking two houses away from there. He ran out and said why I am pelting his dog, I turned and asked him – if is so you does mind dog, he then came closer to me and said if anything wrong with his dog he going to ***me up Me and he had a scramble and I slapped him. He then went home and came back five minutes later with a wood handle knife wrapped in a jersey. He then came close and said that he come to finish this.
“After then I saw a piece of wood in a corner and I went and pick it up. He was still coming closer to me and he startfiring stabs at me.I tried to lash the knife out of his hand to disarm him and the wood catch he accidentally. I grabbed his arm and took away the knife and the jersey. And I left.
“Three months before this incident, he chopped off a man named Stones finger. He was charged and had to pay compensation.
“On my way home I saw my father.I told him what happened, He told me to go to the B.V. Station and make a report. I was afraid to go to the station because the Police them does beat people.
“My mother carry the knife and the jersey at the BV Police Station. The Police refuse to collect it I contacted a lawyer and he carry me to the B.V. Police Station. My Honour, the witnesses, Shanise Mohamed and Richard Hugh was never there when the story happen. That is all Sir.”
Defence Counsel De Santos then addressed the jury.
Ramnarine Mohabir freed at father, son murder trial
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