COME tomorrow, Justice Navindra Singh is expected to pass sentence on Curt Thomas, called “Deportee”, who was last week convicted of the gruesome murder of Seeram Singh, a businessman, who was ‘gunned-down’ during a robbery in 2016.
On Monday, at the Georgetown High Court, the date was set by Justice Singh after Thomas, formerly of Hyde Park, Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was convicted by a 12-member jury on November 5.

Thomas is currently on remand at the Lusignan Prison for the capital offence, while a probation report is being prepared in his favour.
The State is represented by Prosecutor Tuanna Hardy, while Thomas is represented by Attorney-at-Law Lynden Amsterdam.

The Guyana Chronicle had reported that on April 30, 2016, around 21:00h, Singh was walking along the roadway at Parika Outfall when he was attacked by an armed man.
Singh was reportedly shot in the back and fell onto the ground, and as he laid there, the gunman discharged two more rounds, hitting him in the head and chest, before relieving him of the two gold chains he was wearing.

By the time the police arrived at the scene, Singh had already died, but they found a live .32 round and a bullet casing of a similar calibre, along with his wallet, cell-phone and a few gold rings, which the gunman had apparently missed in his haste to flee the scene.

On May 4, 2016, Thomas was arrested at a Parika betting shop, and when placed on an identification parade, was allegedly identified as the shooter by an eyewitness.
A swab test done on Thomas’ hands reportedly tested positive for gunpowder residue. The police also carried out a search at his home and found clothing which matched what eyewitnesses said the shooter was wearing.