FAZEEL Bacchus and Lennox Roberts, who were fingered in the murder of 48-year-old businessman Ganesh Ramlall, called ‘Boyo’, were remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan when they made their first appearance at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts yesterday.Bacchus, 21, of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, and his accomplice, Roberts, 32, of 2279 Tushen Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, both taxi drivers by profession, were not required to

plead to the indictable charge of murder.
Particulars of the charge allege that on July 5, the duo murdered the proprietor of Regent Multiplex Mall, Ganesh Ramlall, during the course of a robbery at his La Jalousie home, West Coast Demerara
Roberts, who was represented by attorney-at-law, Melvin Duke, begged for his client to be released on bail, citing that Roberts needs to seek medical attention since he was urinating blood caused by the brutality he had suffered at the hands of police while in custody. Bacchus had no legal representation.

In Court Two yesterday, Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones did not go into any details regarding the case. Bacchus and Roberts were remanded to prison until August 12 and the matter was transferred to Lenora Magistrates’ Court.
According to reports, about 00:10 hr on the July 5, the businessman had just returned home and was going to use the outside bathroom when he was confronted by four men who shot him about his body and took away his licensed firearm, jewellery and a wallet and escaped. Ganesh Ramlall was later pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.

By Clestine Juan