SUNIL Ramsundar, 39, of Patentia, West Bank Demerara and a father of four was stabbed to death on Boxing Day by his niece, Vishwani Ragnuath, 35 also known as “Shelly” and her reputed husband, Nyron Thakurdyal, 35, following a misunderstanding.

The Chronicle, which spoke with the dead man’s 14- year- old, daughter was told that the man who works as a miner in the interior was at the time of his death standing with her at the fence of his reputed wife’s home shortly after intervening in a dispute between his sister and the reputed husband of his niece.
According to the child, her father observed that his sister crying and asked her what was the matter, and the woman related to him that “the one-eye man “Nyron Thakurdyal” had beaten her up.
The child said that her father then approached the man and enquired what the problem was and why he had raised his hands at his sister; but at that time Vishwani Ragnuath rushed up to Ramsundar.
The two then had a scuffle and Vishwani Ragnuath and her reputed husband Thakurdyal then retreated to their home, which is located just next door; but the two then re-emerged and Shelly began hitting her uncle, the 14-year-old recalled.
She explained that at first she thought “Shelly” was cuffing her father, but became aware that she was stabbing him with a knife, only when she paused to hand the knife over to her reputed husband to continue the act. Thakurdyal was initially holding the hands of the man while “Shelly” was stabbing him, in an attempt to prevent him from retaliating.
The young lady said that her father after realising that he was being stabbed by the two, asked his niece
“Shelly what you doing to me girl”? to which her reputed husband replied: “Is not ‘Shelly’ alone is me too,” as he took the knife and continued to attack the defenceless man.
Zalena also informed this newspaper that during the ordeal no one knew what was happening, since everyone was inside the yard and the music was playing loudly. She however said that they were only made aware that something was wrong when she began to scream and when her mother came rushing to her she told her mother that “Shelly” had just stabbed her father.
Vishwani Ragnuath and Nyron Thakurdyal have been seeing each other for the past year, according to the dead man’s sister who is also the mother of Vishwani Ragnuath.
Speaking with the chronicle yesterday, the dead man’s “children mother” said that after she had received word of what transpired, she immediately along with others picked the injured man up and rushed him to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Ramsundar leaves to mourn his sick parents and four children ages 12, 14, 17 and 18. The man had returned from the interior location only some six days ago in time to spend Christmas with his family.
When this publication visited the scene yesterday, blood stains could be seen at the corner of the fence where the man was stabbed, and the house from which the two suspects had emerged to launch the attack was locked as they remained in police custody.
Yesterday also, when this publication visited the home of the dead man’s mother-in-law, investigators were present taking a statement from the daughter of the deceased.

(By Leroy Smith)