The suspect, Rafeek Khan appeared in the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court this morning before Magistrate Marissa Mettleholzer via skype to answer to the indictable charge.
He was charged with the murder of sixty-one-year-old Monica Singh Beekhary known as Sattie.
The businesswoman was found dead in her Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara home on Monday.
Dead: Sattur Beekharry
When the police arrived on the scene the suspect had concealed himself in the ceiling to prevent being arrested. The lawmen were forced to discharge tear gas into the house to force the suspect out.
He eventually surrendered to the police.
The post-mortem examination conducted on the body revealed that the woman died from brain a hemorrhage as a result of blunt trauma to the head. There are also reports that she was beaten to her head and had other injuries about her body.
Back in the courtroom, the accused was represented by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes in association with two other lawyers who asked that he be medically examined.
Khan was remanded to prison and will make his next court appearance on July 20 in court 1 of the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court.