Hakim Ram­sam­my, 18, from De­mer­ara Road, Waller­field, ap­peared in court on Fri­day fac­ing charges of manslaugh­ter, pos­ses­sion of a firearm, and pos­ses­sion of am­mu­ni­tion in con­nec­tion with the death of 16-year-old Aliyah San­too.

San­too was shot on Tues­day night.

The sus­pect ini­tial­ly claimed San­too, a Form Three stu­dent of the Guaico Sec­ondary School, was shot af­ter she opened the front door and a gun­man stormed the house, open­ing fire on them.

This ac­count, how­ev­er, was lat­er dis­put­ed by a per­son who was present at the house.

Af­ter fur­ther in­ves­ti­ga­tion and in­ter­views, Ram­sam­my was ar­rest­ed by CPL Ali on Wednes­day. He was charged the next day.

Mas­ter Mar­garet Sookraj-Goswa i of the High Court North A presided over the case. Ram­sam­my was re­mand­ed in cus­tody, and his next court date is set for Sep­tem­ber 15, 2025.