A Palo Seco man is expected to appear virtually before a Siparia Magistrate on Monday, charged with the murder of Jeromy Rampersad, which occurred on April 23rd.

Ashmeer Beharry, 23, of School Road, was charged with the offence on Friday, following advice received from Acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Joan Honore-Paul.

Rampersad, 29, of Arena Village, Erin, was last seen at his home on Friday 23rd April, and reported missing to the police the following Sunday.

During investigations to locate him, the accused was questioned by police in connection with his disappearance.

Beharry allegedly told investigators he stabbed Rampersad during an altercation in a bushy area at School Road. He then led officers to Rampersad’s burnt remains in Palo Seco on Thursday 6th May.