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Two of three accused plead guilty to manslaughter
JUSTICE Roxanne George yesterday completed a voir dire that showed two of the three accused voluntarily made caution statements that implicated them in the crime of murder.
But before the Judge could relate this fact to the jury, two of the three accused, through their lawyers, Mr. Compton Richardson representing Annandram Dhar Amraj, called Alvin ‘Duck Beak’ Allan, and Mr. Peter Hugh, appearing for Naresh Boodhoo called ‘Allu’ and ‘Taipaul’, changed their pleas from one of not guilty to murder but guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Their offers were accepted by the prosecution and the Court.
The men had been accused of the murder of a 40-year-old woman taxi-driver on February 11, 2006, at Ogle, East Coast, Demerara.
The defence lawyers requested that probation reports should precede sentencing and this facility was granted by the court.
As a consequence, the date for the probation reports and the passing of sentence was fixed for May 24, at 13:30 hrs. The Court decided to go ahead with the trial of murder as it affects accused Hemraj Boodwah, called ‘Tilly’. The accused Annandram Dhar Amraj and Naresh Boodhoo, who have pleaded guilty to manslaughter have been remanded to prison and will be brought back to court on May 24, for a probation report and sentence.
JUSTICE Roxanne George yesterday completed a voir dire that showed two of the three accused voluntarily made caution statements that implicated them in the crime of murder.
But before the Judge could relate this fact to the jury, two of the three accused, through their lawyers, Mr. Compton Richardson representing Annandram Dhar Amraj, called Alvin ‘Duck Beak’ Allan, and Mr. Peter Hugh, appearing for Naresh Boodhoo called ‘Allu’ and ‘Taipaul’, changed their pleas from one of not guilty to murder but guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Their offers were accepted by the prosecution and the Court.The men had been accused of the murder of a 40-year-old woman taxi-driver on February 11, 2006, at Ogle, East Coast, Demerara.
The defence lawyers requested that probation reports should precede sentencing and this facility was granted by the court.
As a consequence, the date for the probation reports and the passing of sentence was fixed for May 24, at 13:30 hrs. The Court decided to go ahead with the trial of murder as it affects accused Hemraj Boodwah, called ‘Tilly’. The accused Annandram Dhar Amraj and Naresh Boodhoo, who have pleaded guilty to manslaughter have been remanded to prison and will be brought back to court on May 24, for a probation report and sentence.
