THE jury at the Demerara Assizes yesterday unanimously found Devon Thomas, 17, and Randy Isaacs 21, guilty of the brutal murder of Enterprise businessman, Kumar Mohabir, on February 23rd, 2013 (Mash Day).Additionally, the jury also found the accused guilty of attempted murder committed on eye-witness Navendra Mohabir.

Mohabir had suffered five serious incised wounds to his right hand. He was at Vlissengen Road that evening when a gang of youths attacked his brother under the pretext that his brother had “mashed” the feet of one of them.

Navendra Mohabir had gone to his brother’s rescue when he was viciously attacked.
Police investigations that followed led to the two accused being arrested and charged with murder.

At their trial, the two accused who were represented by Attorney-at-law, Mr. Peter Hugh, pleaded not guilty.

In his address to the jury, Mr. Hugh told them that his clients had not been properly identified and following their conviction, he said that he would consider the filing of an appeal.

After the jury had delivered their verdict, the accused were asked whether they would like to state any reason why sentence should not be passed on them. Both accused maintained that they were innocent.

One female relative of the accused, who was standing in the corridor, was heard to say: “He (the judge) is a mad man – we are going to appeal.”

Before imposing sentence, Justice Navindra Singh told the accused that his base for sentencing will be 60 years. From that 60, he would add 10 years for attempting to murder the eye-witness Mohabir and five years for the other injuries inflicted, resulting in each of the accused having to serve 75 years imprisonment.
Attorneys-at-Law, Miss Stacy Goodings and Miss Diana Kaulesar prosecuted.

By George Barclay
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