THE Trinidadian double homicide murder accused who entered Guyana illegally appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court to answer the charge of illegal entry. Ralph Ramdhan, known as Vernon Rampersaud, 50, who is wanted at home for a double homicide committed during 2014, on Friday appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and pled guilty to the charge.
It is alleged that Ramdhan between November 23, 2013 and May 13, 2015, at Charity, Essequibo, entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without the consent of an Immigration officer.
The prosecutor explained that the accused is wanted in Trinidad and Tobago for two murders and was on Wednesday apprehended at a city hotel as result of cooperation with INTERPOL and through garnered crime intelligence.
The unrepresented man was fined $30,000 with an alternative of two months’ imprisonment if he failed to pay the fine.
The magistrate advised the prosecutor to file an application for deportation. However, advice was to be sought from the Ministry of Home Affairs for the defendant to be promptly deported back to his homeland , in lieu of the fine