DPP: Evidence pointed to slaying of Cuban doc and Guyanese -not murder/suicide

The evidence in the deaths of Cuban national Dr Guillermo Martinez and Berbican Usawatie Persaud whose bodies were found in a Bel Air house in March, 2010 points to a double murder, according to Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack who also said that the investigating ranks were not thorough and overlooked clues.

When the bodies were discovered on March 4, police officials said that the case was being treated as a murder/suicide since two knives and a suspicious bottle were recovered at the scene.

Following the deaths many questions were raised about the woman’s presence at the Eping Avenue location where the 58-year-old physiotherapist not only lived but where he carried on his practice.

When Stabroek News made contact yesterday with the relatives of the 47-year-old woman at their