The man accused of murdering his sister-in-law and shooting three other people in a bar almost two weeks ago finally appeared in court charged with the crimes.
Tarran Nannan, 60, of Plum Road, Manzanilla, was scheduled to appear before a magistrate on Tuesday but the information had not been forwarded to the court by the police.
Defence attorney Shivanand Dubay raised the issue about the failure of his client to appear in court on Tuesday because of the police failing charge documents in court.
Senior Magistrate Debra Quintyne, presiding in the Sangre Grande First Magistrate Court, took note of Dubay’s complaint and said the prisoner was denied his constitutional right. She remanded Nanan in prison custody to reappear on January 16, next year.
Nanan, a handyman and PH driver, was charged with the murder of 44-year-old Savitri Narine and three offences of wounding Narine’s 18-year-old daughter Nirrmalaa, bar owner Pradeep Ramsaran and patron Kurt Browne with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The offences took place on December 9, at Bobby’s Bar, Plum Road, Manzanilla.
The charges were laid by PC Dhanny Moonsamy of Homicide Bureau Region 11, Arouca. Nanan wept as the charges were read to him and kept looking around to see if any of his relatives were in court.
From as early as 8 am, family members, friends and members of the public had gathered outside the courthouse awaiting the arrival of the accused. He bent his head as police led him into the magistrates court from the nearby police station.
Nanan surrendered to officers at Manzanilla Police Station a day after the shooting incident and had been in custody since then.
RALPH BANWARIE