Berbice rice farmer executed by gunmen in backdam
EXECUTED: 40 Year Old Parmanand Lakram
By Royan Abrams
Residents of number 68 village Corentyne are in a state of shock following the gruesome killing of one of its villager who was attacked and killed by gunman in the number 68 village backdam on Thursday.
Dead is 40 year old Parmanand Lakram who has been plying his trade as a rice and cattle farmer for over 20 years.
According to information reaching BIG Smith News Watch, at approximately 20:30 hrs Thursday evening, Lakram along with two of his employees were in a bus heading into the back dam to check on a water pump which was at the time pumping water into his rice field.
While on their way they stopped at a location to check on two cows which were missing but were recovered and tied. During the stop the men heard a motor cycle approaching and Lakram told his employees to hide.
As the motorcycle reached closer, the occupant began to fire shots hitting Lakram several times about the body before escaping. Lakram collapsed in a sitting position next to his vehicle while his employee rushed to his rescue, the man before he died told the employees who shot him.
The two men then made their way out of the backdam and alerted family members and the police who visited the location and removed Lakram who by that time had passed away.
Lakram was described as a quiet individual who had no issue with anyone. He has left to mourn his wife, mother and six children. His two employees are presently in police custody assisting with the investigations.
