THE Farm squatting area attempted murder and the grievous bodily harm incident occurred on August 20, 2006.
It is alleged that accused Naresh Singh, called ’Baby’, and  Mohan Harriram, called ‘Rocky’, grievously wounded Ramnauth Sukhnandan  with intention to murder him. The prosecutors, Miss Konyo Sandiford and Mrs. Judith Gildharie-Mursalin, practising before Justice Roxanne George and a mixed jury, are prepared to lead witnesses to prove that the two accused men are indicted for the  offence of causing grievous bodily harm to Ramnauth Sukhnandan,  to maim, disfigure or disable him, on the August 20, 2006.
Lawyers appearing for the defence are Mr. Jailall Kissoon, Mr. Adrian Thompson and Mr. Satesh Kissoon.
Miss Sandiford, who delivered the opening address, told the jurors that it must be noted that once the steps taken towards the commission of the offence are sufficiently far advanced  to amount  to an attempt, it can make no difference  whether the failure to complete the crime is due to the intervention or for any other reason.
According to her, the facts of the case resemble instances where simple problems are stretched way out of proportion with the result being painful stories for the parties involved.
She added, “Without going too much into the evidence of the individual witnesses, the facts briefly are that, Ramnauth Sukhnandan was at a wedding in his street in the Farm Squatting Area on the East Bank of Demerara, when it was indicated to him that a man hit his son.
Ramnauth Sukhnandan approached a man called Ravin standing on the road outside of the wedding house and enquired why he slapped his son.  Ravin did not answer.
However, Ravin’s two brothers, ‘Baby’ and ‘Rocky’ the two accused sitting in the dock, were nearby and they approached Sukhnandan, the prosecutor said.
Witnesses will allege, said the prosecutor, that after exchanging words with Sukhnandan, the two accused both picked up pieces of wood and started beating him on the head and about the body, causing him to suffer a blackout and injuries to the skull.
Under cross-examination by Mr. Thompson for the number one accused, the witness admitted that about 14 years ago, prior to the present incident, he suffered a head injury in a brawl, but disagreed with defence counsel that the old injury was being counted as part of the new injuries received.
There was no hearing before the jury yesterday since the prosecution and the lawyers for the accused were involved in discussions on a question of law that was expected to last the entire day.
The further hearing was expected to continue yesterday before Justice Roxanne George and a mixed jury.