Anand Baboolal’s eyes welled over and burst into tears after he was told that he was sentenced to death for the murder of a mother and her baby in Mayaro, Trinidad 12 years ago. The convicted man will be hanged for his crime.
The death sentence was read twice to Baboolal in the San Fernando Supreme Court on Tuesday by Justice Althea Alexis-Windsor, after the jury returned with a guilty verdict after approximately two hours in the jury room.
Baboolal, 40, who is also called “Shawn” and “Son”, was convicted of killing Ria Ramlochan, 26, and her 18-month-old son, Ishmael Timothy Ragbir, in 2005.
Ramlochan’s body was found in the pit of a latrine at her Solomon Street, Mayaro, home on August 13, 2005. There were stab wounds to her chest and abdomen. baby The baby boy’s body was found in a fishing net on the bank of the Mafeking River.
Ramlochan and her son were last seen alive on the night of August 10, 2005. Three days later, baby Ishmael Timothy Ragbir’s decomposing body was found on the banks of the river in the fishing net.
Investigations led police to the baby’s home where they found an outhouse and saw Ramlochan’s leg protruding from the pit. When the decomposing and bloated body was removed from the pit, there were three holes in the chest.
Baboolal, reportedly confessed to the murders. he admitted to being at home with Ria Ramlochan and got into a physical altercation with her. He told the police that the woman attacked him with a knife and he disarmed her and stabbed her.
