Georgetown: Babita Sarjou’s ex-husband, Sharnandand Narine, called ‘Anand’ of Lot 51 Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, and Darel Pronton called ‘Yankee’ of Lot 54 Broad Street, Charlestown were Tuesday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Sarjou when they appeared before the Chief Magistrate at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
They were committed by the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan in the presence of their representing attorney’s Ronald Trotman and Hubert Rodney.
It is alleged that on November 4, 2010, Sarjou left her Timehri, East Bank Demerara home, informing her mother that she was going to meet her husband, Narine, and son at the Kitty Seawall to view the annual Diwali motorcade. When she did not return home that night, her mother became worried and filed a missing person’s report.
After many months of searching and treating the case as a missing person, the case was eventually closed. However, in 2016, with the receipt of new information, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum re-opened the case, treating it in this instance as a homicide.
And, following new investigations into the matter, Sarjou’s estranged husband was further questioned and he subsequently led the investigating team to a shallow grave which had been dug in his own backyard.
Further probing also revealed that Narine had paid Pronton GY$50,000 and had promised him a trip to Trinidad if he killed Sarjou.
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