Police, up to yesterday afternoon had not apprehended the suspect in the murder of 54-year-old vendor, Harold Gobin, who was fatally beaten at his Montrose home on Sunday.

Stabroek News was told that the police had checked the suspect’s home but the man was not there. It is suspected that he has fled the area.

Gobin, an itinerant vendor, was fatally beaten in his home by the suspect, who accused him of stealing a cellular phone.

The police, in a statement, had said that investigations into the murder revealed that a man, who had accused Gobin of stealing his cellular phone, went to his home on Sunday and wrenched open the door with a hammer. The man then dealt Gobin several blows to his head and other parts of his body with the hammer and escaped, the police said. The injured man was later taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention.