‘Mongoose’ confesses to manslaughter over killing of seven-year-old in Berbice
Fazal Mohammed
Fazal Mohammed

FAZAL Mohammed, known as ‘Boy’ and ‘Mongoose’ decided to ‘throw in the towel’ and plead for mercy after he reappeared at the Berbice Assizes before Justice Brassington Reynolds last Thursday.Represented by Attorney-at-Law Raymond Ali, the prisoner pleaded not guilty to the capital offence of murder, but confessed to the lesser count of manslaughter, in that on  August 20, 2012, he unlawfully killed  seven-year-old Saheed ‘Buddy’ Muknauth.

A probation report, along with a mitigation plea, along with the facts are expected to be presented today.

On July 9, 2014, Mohammed had appeared before Justice Navindra Singh, and following a not guilty plea, a trial had commenced, but at its conclusion the jury failed to return a verdict. Consequently, a retrial was ordered.
At that hearing, Crime Scene Investigator Detective Corporal Dwayne Harvey, through whom the caution statement was admitted, recalled receiving information, and as a result he went to Number 68 Village, Corentyne where in a clump of  bushes he saw the body of a male East Indian of about eight years old lying in a swamp, nude and facing upwards.

Anita Persaud identified the body as that of her missing son. Thereafter, Dr. Brijmohan visited the scene, where he conducted an autopsy.

According to the pathologist’s report, Shahid Mohammed’s body was found in a spread eagle position. He was floating in a pool of water surrounding by shrubs and trees. The body was in moderate state of decomposition, with greenish discolouration to the body surface and the cause of death was stated as multiple injuries.

 

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