TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Inderjeet Sewdan, who was charged with the brutal murder of his stepfather, was remanded to the New Amsterdam Prison by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh following his appearance at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.The accused was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on August 13 at Free Yard, Port Mourant, Corentyne, he unlawfully killed his stepfather, Deochand Singh.

The charges were filed after a post-mortem report prepared by Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan revealed that Singh died as a result of multiple stab wounds.
The autopsy report confirmed that Singh succumbed after 18 stab wounds were inflicted to his body. Fourteen of those wounds were inflicted to his neck.
On the horrific night, Deochand Singh, the defendant’s stepfather, had left home to attend a wake in the village. The accused is said to have known that the older man would have consumed alcohol, making him an easy prey.
Shortly before 20:30hrs, the defendant allegedly lay in wait and ambushed the unsuspecting Singh at the front gate. Being armed with a piece of wood, he inflicted a lash on the man’s head resulting in the 200 pounder falling to the ground. Then the accused allegedly used a knife to inflict 18 stab wounds to Singh’s body. Fourteen of those wounds were inflicted to the neck before it was slashed.
Thereafter, the body was thrown into a pond in the family yard.
However, an eyewitness telephoned the police after efforts were made to conceal the body.
The case is fixed for hearing on September 15
Written By Jeune Bailey Van Keric