Magistrate Clive Nurse Monday remanded two men to prison after they were charged with the murder of 38-year-old Kawal Shivnauth, of Wine Bush, Leonora West Coast Demerara (WCD).It is alleged that on January 09, Roopnarine Persaud, 18, called ‘Helicopter’ and Deonarine Lakan, 23, called ‘Pascal’ assaulted Shivnauth stabbing him about the body resulting in his death.
It is alleged that the victim was about to exit a shop at Anna Catherina, when the suspect advanced towards him and reportedly lashed him to the head while another man advanced towards him and stabbed him several times about the body.
The accused were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge when they appeared at Wales Magistrate’s Court, West Bank Demerara. They were remanded until February 20th.
Reports indicate that Shivnauth, a sugar estate worker, was killed a few days after he reportedly approached his stepson Roopnarine Persaud, warning him about harassing his 5-year-old daughter.
The victim’s mother, Radha Lalchand, said that her son indeed spoke to his stepson sometime back about harassing his daughter. “It wasn’t anything big, he just talked to him about troubling the girl,” Lalchand said.
The woman said that her son was dating the suspect’s mother for about three years. “The woman doesn’t live with him (victim) but she goes there and spends time with him.”
Lalchand said that her grandchildren reside with her and two Sundays ago, Shivnauth called and asked that the children spend the day with him, since it was his birthday. Residents raised an alarm when the altercation occurred and the police were alerted. Shivnauth was pronounced dead on arrival at the Leonora Cottage Hospital.