—day’s takings missing
Brandis Roberts
A 68-year-old businessman was found dead in his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home yesterday morning and it is believed that he had been strangled.
Dead is Brandis Roberts of Parika Highway. The dead man, who owned a gas station, was found with his hands tied behind his back and a pair of pants tied around his face, covering his mouth, police said. Jewellery that Roberts was wearing at the time, his cellular phone and keys were intact, relatives said.
Police, in a statement said that they were investigating the suspected murder of Roberts, whose body was discovered at his home at about 7.30 yesterday morning. The dead man’s nephew, Carl Prowell told Stabroek News that his uncle was killed some time between 6.30pm on Saturday and 7am yesterday. He stated that Roberts was last seen when he left the gas station for home at about 6.30pm on Saturday. He had a bag with the day’s sales and this was missing, Prowell said, though jewellery that the man was wearing, his cellular phone and keys were untouched.
Prowell said that his uncle usually left the gas station with the money.
Roberts’ body was discovered by his brother, Winsley, who went to check on him after he did not turn up at the gas station and calls to his cellular phone went unanswered. The building was unlocked and the body was lying on floor of the kitchen, located in the bottom flat of the two-storey building, Prowell said. He declared that his uncle had a gun, but they had not located it and it is uncertain if the bandits had taken it.
After the discovery, the police were alerted and the body was taken to the mortuary. The home, where Roberts lived alone, was sealed by the police yesterday.
Roberts and Winsley had operated the gas station, located not far from his home for over 20 years. It is not that first time that Roberts was robbed, Prowell related. He stated that earlier this year, bandits had robbed his uncle of $2.5M but nothing had ever come of the matter. “This action tek he life,” he said. Neighbours did not recall hearing anything and several persons were questioned as police investigated the matter.
The gas station was closed yesterday and persons in the area expressed shock at Roberts’s death. He leaves to mourn his brother, a daughter and other relatives. A post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted today.
Nothing but bad news every day from Guyana.Point of note. Business places robbed, and armed robberies and robbery with violence and murder, are the most common crimes committed in Guyana.
MY CONDOLANCE GOES TO BRANDIS ROBERTS FAMILEY
MY SELF AND BRANDIS WENT TO SCHOOL TO GETHER
HE IS A VERY HARD WORKING PERSON
HE START HIS GAS STATION IN 1958 BY BUYING OIL BY
THE BOTTLE AND SELLING IT THE VILLAGE, SO THAT PEOPLE
COULD GET OIL TO BURN THEIR LAMPS IN THE NIGHT
HE WAS STILL GOING TO SCHOOL WHEN HE START SELLING OIL
THEN LATER HE BEGIN TO MAKE IT BIGER BUISNES.
HIS MOTHER USE TO SELL NUTS AND CHANA TO SEND HER
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL., WHY SHOULD SOME ONE KILL HIM
G.P.F. PLEASE FIND HIS KILLER.
MAY IS SOUL REST IN PEACE
AND MAY GOD LOOK AFTER HIM.
REST IN PEACE —-BRANDIS.
ELOISE THORNE
It’s good to grieve; it’s even good to criticize. But after the grieving and criticizing we must go on and plan how to avoid or at least diminish such occurences in the future.
Now, lets examine some parameters:
Parika is the fastest growing town in Guyana, and perhaps in the Caribbean. It is quickly replacing Bartica as the gateway to the interior.
Like ALL ad hoc townships, it lacks fundamental infrastructure – central sewerage, security to name two.
One of the main fallacies of third world democracy, and definitely a bastard legacy of slavery/colonialism is that we overly depend on the government for our bread, butter, security etc, etc. Some go so far as to expect Jagdeo to fill every pothole and dig every drain infront of our houses…
Having said that, shouldn’t the “Parika Chamber of Commerce” or the Regional Office organize/ discuss security issues and implement measures in complement to those of the Security Forces to insure that this potential township is not strangled in its infancy? Should they explore and hire private patrol/security firms? Should they install cameras along the highway? These are so cheap these days…
BASICALLY, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX IN ORDER TO KEEP ONE JUMP AHEAD OF THE CROOKS. When all of think alike, no one thinks at all, says the Vatican.
That.s all good Vatican.Let’s first clean out the box,or replace the box.
Crooks and husslers in the Government,Ministries,Military and Police force.
Taking bribes,paying bribes,giving bribes.Cops death squads.
Let’s start at the top.The whole country is full of corruption from the insidfe out.
Like ‘wood ants / carpenter ants”. This is now taking place in every country.
So you tell me Vatican,is the “Chamber Of Commerce “free from corruption ?
You become what you associate yourself with continually,or you leave the club.
If you expose those involved.You get killed or lose your job for being a snitch.
Smart girl the US has 50 States, not 52.
she not counting in base 10, she counting in base 9 point something something
Spt P and SWAT there are 52 states in America not 50 that includes Hawaii and Alaska. So my friends you need to do some research yourself.
My condolences to Brandis’s family. I know him as a girl living in Parika and his mother used to sell nuts and channa at the stelling.
May justice prevail.
Rest in peace, Brandis.
hey i know tis man since i was a child and thats so sad for a man to die like that hope the muders pay and it doesn’t end up unsloved as most of the others
nah, 55 states, you forget the 3 states of matter – solid, liquid and gas
Have you ever heard of the lower 48, thats not counting Alaska and Hawaii, and if thats not enough try counting the number of stars on the US flag.