Man who allegedly murdered pensioner remanded
Marco Seudatt
Marco Seudatt

A 22-year-old man, was, on Friday, remanded to prison for allegedly murdering 72-year-old Mathura Etwaru. Etwaru was burnt to death in the compound of the Huaxin Supermarket at Beezie Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Marco Seudatt of Fourth Street, Foulis, ECD, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court and was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that he murdered Etwaru on February 22.
Magistrate Azore remanded Seudatt to prison and adjourned the case until May 18. The case is being prosecuted by Corporal David Goodridge.
According to reports, Etwaru’s body was discovered by a 52-year-old painter when he turned up for work at the supermarket.

The police reportedly found burn marks to the upper part of the man’s body. Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras installed at the supermarket and on buildings in the surrounding area, captured the incident which occurred around 02:46 hours.
Based on what was captured, the pensioner was rendered unconscious after being pushed to the ground during an argument with another man.
The man subsequently picked up some empty cardboard boxes and set them alight near the pensioner’s body, before riding away from the scene.
Seudatt was later arrested and reportedly confessed to killing the elderly man.
A post-mortem revealed that the pensioner died from compression of the neck and severe burns about his body.

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