BEVERELY Persaud, 48, of Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara and 23-year-old Oswald Junior Yaw of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Herstelling Block Maker, Nathan Persaud, who was killed in his home in 2015.

They were committed by City Magistrate, Judy Latchman, at the end of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI). Magistrate Latchman in her ruling said that after reviewing the evidence in its entirety, the court found that there is enough evidence against the two accused for the case to be tried before a judge and jury.

It is alleged that Yaw, on September 10, 2015, at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, murdered Nathan Persaud in pursuance of a financial arrangement with Beverly Persaud to murder Persaud, who is her husband.

Persaud’s bloodied body was discovered lying face down in his house at Lot 66, Herstelling New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, on September 10, 2015. The body bore a stab wound to the chest, and the back of his head was bashed in. Police recovered from the crime scene a hammer, two knives and a piece of rock, all of which had blood stains.

Yaw was later arrested at a city location, and reportedly confessed to beating the block maker to death with a hammer. He allegedly stated that he was promised $1.7M by Beverly Persaud to kill her husband. He had reportedly collected $30,000 and a further $35,000 in advance.

After Persaud was killed, the accused was reportedly paid $10,000 and promised $100,000 in weekly payments.