Kitty bus driver charged with attempted murder

Jul 14, 2016 News

Charged with attempted murder, Uttanpad Sewnaraine aka Umesh or Padi

Uttanpad Sewnaraine aka “Umesh” or “Padi”, the Kitty route bus driver, who reportedly planned to murder his estranged lover 29-year-old, Selina Ramotar, was on Tuesday charged with attempted murder.

Sewnaraine, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Mark Waldron, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of attempted murder. It is alleged that on July 9, Sewnaraine with intent to commit murder wounded Ramotar.

The father of three was not required to plead and was remanded to prison until August 29.

Sewnaraine’s Lawyer, Mark Waldron, asked that the prosecution disclose statements in the matter so that the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) could commence.

Chief Magistrate McLennan then ordered Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones to disclose statements.

The virtual complainant (VC) is currently hospitalised at a private city hospital with over 10 stab wounds. The man reportedly waited for his intended victim at her 65 David Street, Kitty residence. He allegedly pounced on her as she was returning home from buying dinner and stabbed her over 10 times with a small “skinning knife”.

According to sources, when police ranks arrested him, they asked him if he knew that what he had just done was attempted murder. Sewnaraine reportedly told the lawmen that he came to murder the woman.

Kaieteur News was told that the man kept saying that he did what he had to do and would “rot in jail now”.