Of the six murders that occurred over the ten-day period between November 30 and December 9, only one was an open-and-shut case and the alleged assailant has been charged.
Ardell Haynes
In the latest case which apparently occurred in the wee hours of December 9, a 42-year-old electrician was beaten to death apparently by a vigilante group, though the exact location where the incident occurred remained vague.
Ardell Haynes of 1290 Spurwing Drive, South Ruimveldt Park was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Hospital some time after 3 am on Tuesday last.
On December 5, a 40-year-old sawmill worker was stabbed to death following a heated family dispute.
Ralph Jacobs of Plaisance, Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and according to reports he sustained a knife wound in the region of the heart. The incident occurred some time after 6 pm.
This newspaper understands that the man’s daughter and stepson were sent to buy a phone card in the Plaisance area but took a long time to return. As such Jacobs went in search of them and after an argument it is alleged that the man began kicking and hitting the boy.
It was at this point that the relative who stabbed Jacobs got involved in the incident which had turned into a fight. The relative allegedly attempted to play the role of peacemaker and it was during a scuffle that Jacobs was stabbed once with a kitchen knife that was handed to him.
The stabber was subsequently apprehended and was charged.
Veio Persaud
Earlier that day, the body of 41-year-old Veio Persaud called ‘Sunil’, was discovered in his Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home. There were two gaping wounds to his forehead; jewellery he wore was missing and the entire home was ransacked.
The discovery was made by a female and she along with two other women who were seen with the man the night before were detained by police for questioning. They have since been released.
Two days earlier, 26-year-old Vivian Walker was discovered dead in his Sand Hills, Berbice River home with a single gunshot wound at the back of his right shoulder.
Vivian Walker
The man was facing felonious wounding charges at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court after severely chopping 18-year-old Deon Denhart of Hofwerk, Berbice on his back and left hand on September 7.
Denhart was hospitalized but has since been unable to use his hand. Walker had turned himself in one week after the chopping. Three persons were held and subsequently released and the police are still hunting a suspect from Hofwerk.
Fiesal Ferose Ali
That same day, political activist Fiesal Ferose Ali was discovered dead in his Alexander Village home with stab wounds to his upper body and a wound to the back of the head.
His computer system was missing and police later removed a bloody hammer and knife from the home. His cause of death was given as blunt trauma to the head.
His maid Meena De Souza, had told Stabroek News that she arrived as customary just before 9 am on December 3, to do her chores and found the back door pushed in and the padlock on but unlocked. Believing nothing was wrong she entered the house and met Ali’s mentally challenged brother, who indicated his brother was in his bedroom. Fifteen minutes later, a friend turned up and while De Souza was against waking him the man persisted and entered the bedroom where he discovered the body. De Souza and the man were held for questioning but subsequently released.
Neighbours had told Stabroek News that they heard nothing and they believed that the killing occurred during a heavy downpour earlier that morning.
Several persons including two young men who stayed at the home periodically were held in the days following the discovery but they have since been released on bail and so far no one has been charged.
Brandis Roberts
On November 30, gas station owner Brandis Roberts was found dead in his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home, with his hands tied behind his back and a pair of pants tied around his face covering his mouth. The discovery was made around 7.30 am.
A bag with money representing the previous day’s sales was missing, but his jewellery, cellular phone and keys were untouched. Police later said that he died as a result of strangulation. A suspect was held and subsequently released.
Judge, you hit the nail right on the head. How many people commit murders and don’t spend time in jail,but can get a police clearance and a permanent US visa. And then there are the ones that buys the stolen property who are just as guilty of murder because they know where it comes from.
Hear the Words of the Wise Preacher , just the mention of The Guyana police Force gives me goose bumps.
Just think that the tax payers is paying so much tax but yet the have no one to protect them from those who are bent on breaking the law .
The word police sounds like bad news to Guyanese all over the world .
Murder has now become a buisness in Guyana the highest bidder on the market gets to keep his or her live and those who kill the inconnent for those to stay in power recieves a reward .
The wise preacher says take my advise stay away from Guyaa if you are looking to take a vacation the Bounty hunters are out .
I am reading ALL the bloggers comments, and they are all on point, the problem with that is NO one is calling on the Attorney General to either table legislation to Parliment for stiffer Mandatory Sentencing Guidelines, it’s time Guyana move out of the dark ages and legislate STRICTER MANDATORY SENTENCING. The way to do this is to renew the table of sentencing to reflect harsher sentences for criminal activity, for example murder,,,AUTOMATIC LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. That would free up the justice system to hand down these sentences according to the GUIDELINED and move the process along quickly, the Judges position now becomes a referee, who overseers the sentencing process, take ALL MURDERS OFF THE STREETS, and send a clear message that this type of behavior will not be tolerated. People who commit murder will not be sitting in jail awaiting trial because you have a guideline that tells you ahead of time what you are going to get, LIFE…. LOOK,,,if you get a flat on your car, bike, scooter, and you go to get it repaired, there is a chart showing you how much it will cost according to the damage done, why can’t we have a chart in the criminal justice system spelling out specifically what you’re going to get?. STIFFER MANDATORY SENTENCING will also stop some of the bribery in the system,,,and that will be dealt with next.
I wouldn’t hold my breath on any of these being solved. Does anyone know the number of murders so far this year in Guyana?
161.
sounds like the war in iraq. death toll kept steadily going up.
The answer to this Police problem like management of the country
The wrong people in the positions “Square peg in round holes
There is too much corruption in the system.
From high level to the bottom.
Its been like this for 60 years that I know of.
Every policeman, and his superior have their hands out.
Ask any businessman , they will tell you.
The ones still in business wont talk,
You have to check the older, retired businessmen,
Maybe they will tell you.
Also chech the sanitary inspectors, while you’re at it.
And the custom officers. IT’S WHO YOU KNOW. HOW YOU GREASE THE PALM.
some of these dont have to be unsolved for instance mr ardells murder there was an old police according to the report that was involved and they were a group he should be able to tell and should be charged with the mans murder,the system in guyana is just a big joke,they play too many game.
If the Gpf can leave a man to die in the station yard ,who cares abt who get murder once its no relative of them or ones in high places,that’s the way to go,u don’t have money u suffer,u try to make an honest dollar they find a way to tax you.
Judging from some of these reports of Crime in Guyana,it will appear that the Society is in an advanced stage of Moral decay.Ill-treating,raping,and murdering women seem to be high on the list.It is so easy to blame the Government and the Police.Criminal behaviour seems to be on the increase.Time for the Criminologists,Sociologsts,the Church,and other Organisations to assist in bringing this situation under control.The Government and the Police cannot solve this Problem.Maybe some Opposition politicians can also give a hand.So sad for our people.
Unsolved murders pile up ….NO WAY! Not in GY! Are they crazy? This has got to be a misprint on the part of SN. It must be the Brickdam lockups toilets you’re talking about. GPF “finest” crime sleuths are solving cases faster than you can spell “unsolved.”