By Clestine Juan
AFTER being on the run for almost eight months, the alleged teen accomplice in the murder of businessman Abdool Farouk Ghanie, proprietor of Hamson’s General Stores had his first date with the High Court yesterday.

Seventeen-year-old Kemo Tyron Evans of Water Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara and of Sophia, Greater Georgetown was captured a few days ago after a wanted bulletin was issued in October for his arrest. Evans had reportedly provided the police with a detailed statement on how Floyd Anthony Rammit (also charged for Ghanie’s murder in July) and he robbed and killed Ghanie after staking out the businessman’s Collingswood Avenue, Nandy Park residence.
In the wake of his revelation, a murder charge was instituted against the miner who appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Particulars of the charge state that between April 15 and 16 at East Bank Demerara, Rammit murdered Ghanie, aka ‘Brother’, during the course of a robbery.
Police Prosecutor, Corporal Bharrat Mangru did not state the facts to the court but requested that the matter be adjourned until Rammit’s next court day in January, so that the two matters could be heard consecutively. The Chief magistrate adjourned the matter until January 29 for report.
On July 30, Rammit, who worked as Ghanie’s handyman was charged and remanded for the murder of the businessman when he appeared before Providence Magistrate Leron Dailey.
According to a police report, on April 15, the businessman left his home and went to his place of business on Regent Street and returned home around 18:00hrs. At 20:00hrs, Rammit and Evans were seen at the murdered man’s home, leaving the premises in a hasty manner.
On April 16, around 07:20hrs, neighbours found the body of Ghanie lying at the back of his yard in a pool of blood. There were wounds to his left side chest and cheek.
The police were summoned and found that the businessman’s firearm, cell phone and other items were missing. Ghanie was taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was pronounced dead