Twenty-five-year-old Niraz Sukdeo of Lancaster Village, Corentyne was on Wednesday remanded to prison and awaiting sentence, after being found guilty of causing the death of his girlfriend during a fatal accident last year.
Niraz Sukdeo appeared at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where Magistrate Tuanna Hardy found him guilty of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the July 22, 2024, crash that claimed the life of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Bibi Aleah Ali, a medical technologist.
Reporting on the July 22, 2024 crash, the police had said it involved motor car PAF 6330, driven by Niraz Sukdeo, with Ali the other occupant in the car.
While proceeding north along the western lane allegedly at a fast rate and under the influence of alcohol, Sukdeo reportedly lost control of the vehicle and collided with a crane, which was parked on the western parapet, before coming to a stop in a canal on the eastern side of the road.
As a result of the impact, Ali was flung out of the vehicle and into the canal. They both received injuries, and were picked up by public spirited citizens and conveyed to Anamayah Memorial Hospital and Skeldon Public Hospital respectively, where Ali was pronounced dead.
Sukdeo will return to court next Wednesday to be sentenced.