…following extradition from US
After being extradited to Guyana from the United States on Wednesday evening, murder accused Marcus Bisram made his first appearance at the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he was charged with the 2016 murder of Berbice native Faiyaz Narinedatt.
Bisram was wanted by local police for the murder of Narinedatt, a carpenter.
Narinedatt was beaten and ran over with a motorcar at the alleged orders of Bisram, after the carpenter declined sexual advances that were made by the overseas-based Guyanese.
The body of 27-year-old Narinedatt was later found on the Number 70 Village Public Road on the Corentyne.
It is alleged that five henchmen – Radesh Motie, Diadatt Datt, Harri Paul Parsram, Orlando Dickie and Niran Yacoob – were instructed by Bisram to dump the body and make his death seem as a result of vehicular accident. While two of the men had confessed to the killing, Bisram’s mother and sister were accused of offering bribes to investigating ranks to dissolve the case.
The Guyana Police Force came in for severe criticism after several ranks in Berbice were implicated in a plot to cover up the murder. All of the accused have since been committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder after a Berbice Magistrate found that a prima facie case has been made out against them.
On March 7 2017, a warrant was issued for Bisram by the judicial system in Guyana and since then, he has been fighting his extradition.
Last year, he lost his extradition case; however, he filed an appeal, which was also lost.
During his court appearance on Thursday, Bisram was not required
