– confesses in court but claims fisherman’s wife helped him

ERROL Khan was yesterday remanded to prison until October 1, 2014 when he appeared before Magistrate Zameena Ali at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, East Coast of Demerara, charged with the May 2 murder of Chetram Bharat.
The man was not required to plead to the indictable charge.Khan was also charged with the felonious wounding of the deceased’s wife, Lomattie Ramdat on the said date by unlawfully and maliciously wounding her to maim, disfigure, disable or cause her grievous bodily harm. The man was not required to plead to this charge since it was also indictable.
When Khan heard the second charge being read to him, he interrupted the magistrate to ask if he alone had been charged for the murder of the fisherman and the magistrate replied, “it seems so.”
The man then declared that he along with Lomattie Ramdat were the ones who killed Bharrat but he was promptly cautioned by the magistrate that he has the right to remain silent in court.
Khan gave his address as Enmore, East Coast Demerara and told the court that he is the father of three children, unmarried and works as a labourer. When asked if he was ever charged before, the man responded in the negative and the magistrate informed him of the facts she had available to her which suggested that he was charged in the past for possession of narcotics.
In the wee hours of the morning of Friday, May 2, Khan reportedly entered the home of fisherman Chetram Bharrat and his reputed wife, Lomattie Ramdat and began hacking away at the two with a cutlass.
Khan admitted that he had been sharing a relationship with the dead man’s wife and they had a problem and she defected to her husband, causing him to get upset and jealous. During the attack the woman reportedly attempted to go to her husband’s aid but was also chopped several times by the assailant.
After the incident, the woman who claimed that she and her husband suffered the fate as a result of a robbery was forced to change her story after residents who are familiar with her relationship with the accused began speaking about it and expressing the view that it was her lover who had committed the act.
The police then went in search of Khan and a wanted bulletin was issued for him. He was captured last week Friday by the police after being on the run for four months.

(By Leroy Smith )