TWO men were remanded to prison on Friday for the murder of 13-year-old Devanand Sanichar, of Plantain Walk, Beterverwagting (BV), East Coast Demerara. Sanichar was chopped and beaten during a “wedding house” brawl in the village.

Raymond Wong, 21 and Kevin Sahai, 20, both of Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, were charged jointly and remanded to prison by Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul during their appearance at the Sparendaam Magistrates Court.
It is alleged that on August 14 at Plantain Walk, Beterverwagting, they bludgeoned Sanichar to death. Wong’s attorney, Satesh Kissoon, told the court that his client is employed as an electrician at A1 Solution and was arrested by police on Monday.
The lawyer contended that police found the murder weapon in the possession of another person who had implicated the men. Meanwhile, Sahai’s lawyer requested an early report date for his client who is employed as a mason.
Police prosecutor, David Goodridge, revealed that the investigation into the matter is complete. The court heard that on the day in question, a heated argument erupted between Sahai and the teen at the wedding, after the teen saw Sahai dancing behind his aunt.
The teen reportedly left the function and returned with a cutlass and the argument continued. Reports are that Sahai during the argument took the cutlass away from the teen and dealt him a chop to his head and while on the ground, Wong armed himself with a piece of wood which he used to beat the young man.