ALPHONSO Kaitan (no address given) appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday, charged with the murder of his brother, Aloysius Kaitan, on Thursday, January 9, at Katooka Village, North Rupununi.Police Corporal Bharat Mangru, prosecuting, told the court that on the day in question, the siblings and three friends were consuming alcoholic beverages at the home of the victim. They imbibed until at about 01:30 hrs the following morning, when the accused decided to go home but the other Kaitan insisted that he remain.

A scuffle ensued between the two Kaitans, and Alphonso allegedly stabbed Aloysius to his left side abdomen, and the latter died as a result of the injury.

The case was transferred to Lethem Court, in the Rupununi, for March 3, and the prisoner was remanded to prison.
Written By Geeta Rampersaud