A MAN and his reputed wife were, on Monday, remanded to prison for the murder of their neighbour, 48-year-old Gopaul Seeram, who was beaten to death at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara earlier this month.

Dhanraj Ganga Ramkishan, 29, and Deommattie Shobma Salikram, 43, appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court, and were not required to plead to the charge.

The charge alleged that the couple, on February 4, 2020, at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, murdered Seeram. The couple was remanded to prison until February 28, 2020.
According to reports, Seeram lived with his wife, Shakeela Kishore, and their child at Cane Grove, EBD while the suspects lived next door.

According to reports, on the day in question, Salikram called Kishore to check and see if her husband, Dhanraj, was at home, but Salikram declined the call.
However, later that day Salikram confronted Kishore and the two women ended up in a heated argument.

During the argument, Ramkishan and Seeram got into a fight. Ramkishan and his wife allegedly armed themselves with pieces of wood and attacked Seeram about his body. Kishore rushed to her husband’s aid, but was also attacked.

She however managed to escape. Seeram was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Mahaicony Hospital. He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to the injuries.