The two brothers accused of killing Corentyne businessman Devindra “Davo” Deodat were refused bail when they appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Ramnarine Jagmohan, 28, of Belvedere Squatting Area, and Hashan Jagmohan, 23, of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne were not required to plead to the indictable charge, which states that on October 7 at Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne, in the company of another person, they murdered Deodat.
The two Jagmohans each live about two blocks away from where Deodat was killed on October 7, when three masked men entered his home, armed with cutlasses and guns, and killed him during the process of committing a robbery.
Ramnarine told the court that he is a farmer and lives with his wife, while his brother said he is a cane harvester. The younger brother said he has four children.
Police Corporal Lance Thomas swore to the evidence, which is expected to be revealed in court during a Preliminary Inquiry (PI). The matter has been transferred to the Albion Magistrate’s Court and comes up again on November 5 for a police report.
Meanwhile, police are expected to lay other charges against the brothers. The charges relate to the robbery of the Deodat family and wounding of the dead man’s wife, Debbie and the attempted murder of his father-in-law, Rafeek Abdul. The accused were arrested at their individual homes one day after the incident and were identified during an identification parade on Saturday.
