A 28-year-old Fisherman was remanded on Monday for the murder of his reputed wife and their two–year–old son which occurred on July 01 at their Lot 57, Best Village, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home.

Suresh Ganesh called “Battery” and “Tarzan” was not required to plead to the two counts of murder which alleged that on Friday July 1 at Best Village he murdered 34-year-old Vanessa Sukhram-Persaud and their two-year-old son, Joel Ganesh.

Ganesh was unrepresented when he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court. He was remanded until August 29.

The dead woman’s mother, Anita Persaud who was also present in court shouted at her reputed son-in-law as he was being exported out of the courtroom.

“Ya is a murderer and a lowlife junkie…. My daughter was murdered all because of love; she kept telling me ‘mommy this boy need help and I’m going to help him’ and this is what she got in return,” the grieving mother said.

Sukhram-Persaud, a mother of two, was found on a blood-soaked mattress with her neck almost severed and with chops to her jaw, arms and fingers. Her son was found lying next to her with his intestines protruding.

The fisherman went berserk on the day in question, killing his family and almost severing the arm of his mother. This newspaper understands that the alleged killer told the police that his wife had been unfaithful, and he was “stressed out”, since he is unemployed and had difficulty finding a job.

According to reports, Ganesh was arguing with his wife over food, claiming that he was hungry. His mother overheard the heated argument and decided to take a piece of bread over to the shack where Ganesh lived with his wife and son; the shack is located right behind his mother’s house.

As she was so doing, the woman was greeted with several chops fired by her son, who was standing outside. She dropped the bread and ran towards her home, but the young man chased her and continued his chopping spree.