Belle West Robbery/Murder: Trio remanded to jail, police hunt fourth suspect

Three men who confessed to the murder of Parbhudai Boodhram during the course of a robbery have been charged and remanded to prison.

Rohan Singh, 40, a businessman Belle West, West Bank Demerara; Philbert Cush, a fisherman of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo and Kishan Narine, also a fisherman of Vergenoegen, all appeared before Magistrate Robin Singh at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court recently.

The men were arrested on Saturday, hours after they committed the heinous crime.

They were not required to plea to the charge in court and the matter was adjourned until February 17, 2025, for report.

Police on Wednesday issued a wanted bulletin for the fourth suspect. He has been identified as 31-year-old Yoemil Barrios called “Pepee”, a Venezuelan national who also resided at Belle West.

Reports revealed Boodhram known as ‘Renie’ lived with her husband, 63-year-old tailor Anthony Alphonso Boodhram, who operates a shop in Georgetown. The woman regularly visited her husband at his shop to assist with work, and after completing her tasks, she would return home, sometimes leaving him at the shop overnight depending on his workload.

Last Friday morning, Boodhram left her home and went to her husband’s shop, where she helped him throughout the day. Later, she left the shop and made her way back to Belle West. Before reaching home, she stopped at a local shop. The shop is reportedly owned by Singh.

There, Boodhram purchased groceries and was escorted home by Singh.

The News Room understands that Singh was known to Boodhram, who used to care for him as a son.

Police had previously reported that Singh related that he watched as Boodhram entered her yard, after which he drove away.

However, during the investigation, the News Room was told that Singh reportedly told investigators that Narine and Cush followed Boodhram to her house and committed the act.

Information revealed that the men’s motive was to rob Boodhram. However, while in the act Boodhram collapsed and died.

After they tied up Boodhram, the suspects made off with a purse, US$4,000 in cash, and jewellery.

A post-mortem examination revealed that Boodhram was strangled. She also suffered trauma to her head.