NAVENDRA BASDEO, alias Pone, who was the main suspect in the Black Bush Polder wedding house murder, has been officially charged, following directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The defendant appeared at the Albion Court, before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh, where he was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on August 23, 2014, at Black Bush Polder, he murdered Karan Sukdeo, known as Vishal.
He was unrepresented by Counsel, and is expected to attend the Mibicuri Magistrate Court where the matter has been fixed for hearing on January 20.
Prior to the charge being instituted, the defendant was released from police custody and was placed on $100,000 station bail. Additionally, Basdeo, of 14 Johanna North Black Bush Polder, was expected to report daily to the Mibicuri Police Station.
According to information reaching this newspaper, the police file was initially sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice, but, had been returned with instructions for further investigations.

As such, sleuths had appealed to the residents and attendees at the wedding celebration to come forward with the necessary information so that justice can be served.
Karan Sukdeo, called Vishal, a medium built six footer died as a result of two stab wounds to his heart.
Further, the autopsy report confirmed that the body of the now deceased was inflicted with five incised wounds resulting in shock and haemorrhage.
The finding was made by Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan, following a post mortem at the Skeldon Hospital mortuary.
The incident occurred outside a wedding house at Johanna North, Black Bush Polder, at about 23:45hrs on Saturday August 23rd.
Investigations had revealed that the main suspect, who claimed to be seventeen years old, alleged that he was pulled from the wedding house by the deceased, who lashed him about his body with a piece of wood. A scuffle ensued between them before he, the prime suspect, left for home, leaving behind the injured man on a dam.
Invitees to the wedding claimed that the suspect, who was under the influence of alcohol, was behaving inappropriately toward a female guest, prompting Sukdeo to usher him from the marriage celebrations.
However, the younger sibling of the deceased, Ramesh Sukhdeo, recounted that he too was at the memorable event and had just served his sister–in-law Devi, with a bottle of the non alcoholic drink Smalta, when he heard screams.
“After hearing the screams, I ran outside, just to see my brother collapsing on the dam. Some men were hitting at him. I asked them what they were doing to my brother, and they ran away. Initially I thought my brother was just unconscious due to what I thought was a beating, but then I saw blood oozing … then I realised that he was stabbed”.
Recounting in tears, the witness said, he desperately attempted to revive his sibling, but after he failed, he rushed home, awaking his father, who used his car to transport his son to the Mibicuri Cottage hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
In the meantime, the widow, Devi Sukdeo, who expressed fears after being thrown into the role of being a single parent, recalled seeing her husband in a stooping position, in the drain.
“At first I did not know it was him… I don’t know why they killed him… I don’t want to believe that my husband had gone leaving me and our one year old son… what will happen to us now, how will we live without him”, she questioned.