Relatives convinced GDF corporal was murdered

Akini Sampson

Relatives of Akeem Sampson, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) corporal who was found dead in his Lamaha Springs home last Friday, are now convinced that he was murdered following the post-mortem examination which stated that he died of a fractured skull.

Sampson’s relatives are convinced he was killed and were of the view that the woman he was in a relationship with had committed the act. They said that the woman and Sampson’s stepson had been detained by police. However, efforts to make contact with Crime Chief Seelall Persaud for a comment on the matter were unsuccessful as calls to his phone went unanswered.

Sampson’s sister, Fiona Simon, told Stabroek News she believed her brother might have been murdered by more than one person because he had military training, was big in size and was capable of fending off an attacker. Sampson died as a result of