Carapo man charged for businessman's murder

A SECOND man was expected to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Monday, charged with the March 11 murder of Nicholas Mohith.

A TTPS press release stated that Ronaldo "Hamza" Thomas, 34, of Unity Lane, Carapo was charged with the offence following advice last Friday from Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Honore-Paul.

Mohith, 31, of Eastern Main Road, Arouca, was at his business place with a male relative around 4 pm on Thursday March 11, when a gunman entered and shot him before running off. Mohith was taken to the Arima Hospital and then transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where he died.

The accused was arrested on March 29 in the Carapo area, by officers of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT).

Investigations were supervised by ASP Douglas of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations, (HBI) Region 2, while Thomas, was charged by PC Hosten also of HBI Region 2.

The first accused, Andrew Sutton, appeared before an Arima Magistrate on Thursday March 25 for Mohith's murder and was remanded into custody.