A Guyanese construction worker has been formally arraigned on a charge of murdering his own mother, in a case that has drawn local attention to the small West Coast Demerara community of Cornelia Ida. The defendant, 24-year-old mason Greedesh Ramkissoon, whose residential address is listed as Lot 80, Block ‘Y’, Cornelia Ida, appeared before the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, to face the indictable homicide charge.
According to official statements from the Guyana Police Force, the fatal incident that led to the charge took place at the shared family residence on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The victim was identified as 58-year-old Surujdai Kahrui, who worked as a workplace supervisor. Ramkissoon was taken into police custody days after the killing, and formal charges were officially filed against him on May 29, 2026.
During Wednesday’s arraignment hearing, Magistrate Rabindra Singh presided over the proceeding and read the full murder charge aloud to the defendant. Under Guyana’s criminal procedural rules for indictable offenses, Ramkissoon was not required to enter a formal plea at this early court stage. Following the brief hearing, the magistrate ordered that Ramkissoon be remanded into state custody at a prison facility, with no bail granted.
The case has been scheduled for its next procedural hearing on Friday, August 7, 2026, when further developments in the legal process are expected to unfold. Local law enforcement has not yet released additional details about the alleged motive or circumstances surrounding the killing, as the investigation remains ongoing through the pre-trial phase.