Rape suspect fatally shot by cop

A suspected rapist was fatally shot by a policeman yesterday after he reportedly attacked the rank with a cutlass at Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

The man, who was identified as Joel Ross, was shot to his body around 12:30 hours while the police were in the process of arresting him. He was wanted in connection with a rape that was committed at Haslington, East Coast Demerara on Easter Monday.

Crime Chief Leslie James told Stabroek News that Ross had previously been charged with a number of