The accused in the Number 70 Village Christmas Eve chopping incident made an appearance at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court on Monday, and was refused bail.
Shamar Mohamed Ali, also known as “Crab Man”, 44, a taxi driver of Number 70 Village and also of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, was slapped with two counts of attempted murder and one assault charge.
It is alleged that on December 24, at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, he attempted to murder Bhartie Udho, 23. It is also alleged that on the same day the accused attempted to murder her mother, AmikaUdho, 42. Ali was not required to plead to the charges.
A third charge stated that on Christmas Eve, he assaulted Alexis Udho. He pleaded not guilty to that charge.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Bernard Browne told the court that the accused was on the run since committing the act, and as such should not be granted bail. Browne told the court that Ali escaped when the Police went to arrest him.
The man’s Attorney, Chandra Sohan, argued that Ali did not know the Police were after him, and he went to work in the Canje River and was not in hiding.
Asked whether he saw news releases which indicated that the Police were on the hunt for him, Ali said he did not know how to read and did not watch television. When asked about notices on social media, he told the court that he did not have a cellular phone.
Browne refuted Sohan’s claims that both victims were out of hospital, and pointed to information which indicated that the victims were not yet out of danger.
Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh refused bail and instructed that Ali returned to court on January 26 when the Police were expected to present a report on their readiness to commence the trial.
On Christmas Eve night, Bhartie Udho, and her mother Amika, along with three other family members, had left home to go to Corriverton for a Christmas Eve walk when the accused attacked the two, houses away from their home with a cutlass. Bhartie and the accused allegedly shared a relationship.
The accused’s wife, Nalline Devi Paresar, 39, told Guyana Times Internationalthat she broke up with Ali because of his extramarital affair.
The woman said after three months, she returned to Guyana and reunited with her husband, hoping that things would have changed. She said her two children were her main focus and she was still trying to have a relationship with her husband
Paresar broke down when Ali emerged from the Police vehicle to be taken to court. (Andrew Carmichael)
