A 28-year-old man was, on Thursday, remanded to prison for the murder of his cousin following a brawl at Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
Doma ‘Mario’ Nandlall of Middle Street Unity, Mahaica, ECD appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court and was not required to plead to the capital offence.

The indictment alleged that on October 22, 2019 at Mahaica, ECD, Nandlall murdered Arvin ‘Krishna’ Dipchand. He was remanded to prison until November 21, 2019 for report.
According to reports, on the day in question, Nandlall and Dipchand were involved in a heated argument. The cousins ended up in a fight, during which Nandlall armed himself with a piece of wood and lashed Dipchand to his head.

After receiving the hit, Dipchand returned to his car and Nandlall armed himself with a hammer and pelted it in the direction of his cousin’s car. In an effort to avoid the hammer, Dipchand swerved the vehicle and ended up in a ditch. From the ordeal he was knocked unconscious. Dipchand was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.