TWO men were on Tuesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly beating to death Kumar Persaud called “Radika” in Bartica last week.

Twenty-one- year- old Elton Gibson of Parika and 19-year-old Deon Samuels of Babagie Landing, Cuyuni River, were not required to plea to the indictable charge of murder. It was alleged that on June 26, 2017 at Third Avenue, Bartica, they killed Persuad.

According to reports on the day in question Persuad was beaten to death after it was alleged that he refused to leave the scene of a sexual act that was being performed by three persons. According to police reports Persuad was on the beach when the three persons were committing the act; the defendants who were involved in a “threesome act,” allegedly gave him a severe beating.

It is reported that a public-spirited citizen, who witnessed the incident, summoned the police who responded promptly and arrested the suspects and escorted Persuad, who was in an unconscious state, to the Bartica Public Hospital, where he succumbed while receiving treatment.

The matter was adjourned to July 21 and transferred to the Bartica Magistrate Court.