COME February 14, 2023, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall is expected to sentence Sharnandand Narine, called ‘Anand’ and his accomplice, Darel Ponton, called ‘Yankee’ for the gruesome murder of Babita Sarjou.

Narine, of Seaforth Street, Campbellville, and Ponton, of Broad Street, Charlestown, last month appeared at the Demerara High Court and admitted to killing the mother of one on November 4, 2010.

On Monday, the two self-confessed killers were scheduled to be sentenced. However, their psychiatric evaluation reports were still outstanding. This resulted in the sentencing hearing being adjourned until February 14.

Narine is represented by attorney Siand Dhurjon, while attorney Nigel Hughes and his associates are on record for Ponton.

Sarjou had left her home to go to the Diwali motorcade on the evening of November 4, 2010, reportedly with her ‘ex,’ Narine, who had called her. She went missing and her skeletal remains were later discovered in Narine’s Seaforth Street backyard on May 22, 2016.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum and a team of detectives were able to crack the case after spending over five hours digging up a part of Narine’s property.

After digging the site, detectives recovered skeletal remains, which DNA samples confirmed were Sarjou’s. Narine reportedly picked up Sarjou in his car, and while she was sitting in the front passenger seat she was strangled by Ponton who was in the back seat.

Sarjou’s body was then transported to Narine’s house where it was buried. According to reports, Narine had dug the grave two days before Sarjou was killed.

Police investigations had revealed that Narine paid Ponton $50,000 and had promised him a trip to Trinidad if he killed Sarjou.