3 charged with Sawh’s murder

MURDER charges were slapped yesterday on two teenagers and another man for the killing of bottle contractor Soodesh Sawh. The two youths, aged 16 and 18, along with a 32-year-old labourer were held when police swooped down on their homes at Cottons Hill, Mayo, on Friday afternoon. The three are expected to appear before a San Fernando Magistrate today.

Investigators said the labourer worked with Sawh, and was aware of a $30,000 bank withdrawal made by the deceased the day before his murder. Sawh, 39, of Lightbourne Road, Gasparillo, was killed outside his home on Wednesday in an early morning ambush in what police believe was a robbery attempt. During the bloody confrontation, one of Sawh’s employee’s, Ansari Karim, was chopped on his head. Karim remains warded at the San Fernando General Hospital.