High Court upholds life sentence for robber/ killer

Murder suspects

SURINAME –  The Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld Roy Apai’s life sentence. Roy had been found guilty of armed robbery and one count of murder. The armed robbery/ murder took place in 2006 at the Sewmangal residence which is located at De Nieuwe Grond. During the armed robbery the suspect gunned down the woman of the house.

The victim’s son, Soeradj Sewmangal, told Times of Suriname that he is glad that the suspect will remain in prison for the rest of his life but that he keeps thinking about his mom who was killed in a vicious manner and who will never come back…[+]