A jury has found Ganesh Dhanraj, also known as “Jango,” guilty of felonious wounding in connection with a violent Boxing Day stabbing in 2014. The sentencing for Dhanraj is set for December 16, 2024, under the direction of Justice Navindra Singh at the Demerara High Court.

The incident occurred on December 26, 2014, when Clinton Babooram, the victim, was standing outside a rum shop near his home. Dhanraj approached Babooram and, without warning, stabbed him in the groin with a knife before fleeing the scene.

Babooram fell unconscious and was rushed to the St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital.

Due to a critical shortage of blood, he was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he underwent emergency surgery.

Babooram spent three weeks in the hospital recovering from the life-threatening injury. Throughout the trial, Dhanraj was represented by defense attorney Adrian Thompson, while prosecutors Muntaz Ali and Christopher Belfield led the case for the state.

Although initially charged with attempted murder, the jury returned a verdict of felonious wounding, a lesser charge.