ROOPLALL Abrahim, who had confessed to killing a Bushlot couple, a Bath Settlement housewife and a fellow inmate, has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge his two life sentences and 17-year jail term.
Abrahim is arguing that the sentences are manifestly excessive and severe in all the circumstances of the cases. He was sentenced in December 2020 by Justice Brassington Reynolds, who was presiding over his trials in the Berbice High Court.

Abrahim was charged with murdering Arthur Doodnauth Rajkumar, aged 81 and his wife, 44-year-old Devi Dianne Chamanalall; 49-year-old Anita Baichan, and fellow prisoner, Neshan Jagmohan.

He opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter in each of the cases. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years for killing the couple and Baichan, and 17 years for Jagmohan.
He confessed that between January 3 and 4, 2016, he killed 49-year-old Anita Baichan during the course of, or furtherance of, arson.
Baichan was duct-taped and gagged, before her Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice house was set ablaze with her inside.

He also admitted that between January 8 and 9, 2016, at Lot 93 ‘A’ Bush Lot, Middle Dam, West Coast Berbice, he killed Rajkumar and Chamanlall, who were hacked to death during a robbery at their home. According to reports, the couple were at home when Abrahim and another broke into the house through a grill door on January 9, 2016. They searched the house and packed foodstuff and cigarettes whilst searching for money.

After contact was made with the victims, they did not exercise mercy; the couple were severely chopped.
Further, Abrahim admitted that, on June 21, 2017, at New Amsterdam Prison, he unlawfully killed Jagmohan.
According to the post mortem report, Jagmohan, aged 26 years of Lot 592 Albion Topu, Corentyne, died from a perforated heart, lung and liver due to stab wounds.
That aside, the deceased, who was on remand for murder, sustained deep incised, and slashing wounds about his shoulder, chest and arm.
On the day of the incident, he had just returned from the Magistrate’s Court, and was in the “strong cell area” together with other inmates, when he was attacked and killed. Jugmohan was the father of four children between ages seven and 12 years. He was described as aggressive and would always be involved in confrontations.