Dear Editor,
I am the mother of Navin Serrao, who was murdered on 7th June, 2007 while driving his friend’s car on Thomas Road. Thomas Lands. It’s been over a year since my son was murdered for what reason, I don’t know. It seems like his murder case is closed because we are not getting any feedback on the investigations.

The Commissioner reported in the news that his murder might be drug-related. If the police can make these allegations they should know who to pull in for investigations or interrogation. There was an eyewitness who was in the car with him and she was unhurt. From what I know of her she was in shock and could not give a statement. Also she is a sickly person, and I feel she was threatened to keep quiet. Also, my son’s cell phone, his driver’s licence and a thick silver ring with a face was missing. We did not receive those items from the police. Only his wristwatch, his house keys, some mints and fifteen hundred dollars were returned to my daughter.

I had a feeling my son was having some problems because a few months before he was killed, he called me to ask for money to pay down on a car, but I couldn’t help him because I had a huge dental bill to pay off. I asked him if he was in trouble, but he said he was okay, but that he wanted his own car, because he was fed up of working for people. His sister was also trying to help him by putting up her house for sale and was to give him some money to buy the car, but the same time she was concluding a sale he was killed. It was such a shock to us that when his dream was to be realized he was so tragically gunned down. We can’t come to grips with our loss up to now and we are pleading with the police to please conduct proper investigations so we can get justice. I know my son was not involved in drug dealing, because he doesn’t have anything in his name and he wouldn’t be asking us for money to buy a car. The police should be intelligent enough to know this. We are all still in grief because he had a good future ahead, as I was planning to file for him and his younger brother to join me in the USA.

My life is gone with him, but I still have to live for my other kids and grands to get them out of crime-ridden Guyana. Please Mr Commissioner and Crime Chief, please do your investigation on intelligence and put these evil monsters away for shedding innocent blood. I’m asking for all innocent souls to get justice. Thanking you in anticipation and hoping for some results soon.
Yours faithfully,
Debra Serrao

Editor’s note: A copy of this letter is being sent to the Commissioner of Police for any comment he may wish to make.