GPL says slain robbery suspect not employee

Suspected robber Kirk Bacchus, who was wearing a t-shirt with a Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) logo at the time he was shot dead by police on Monday, was not an employee of the utility company.

GPL yesterday said that Bacchus, of Paradise Village, East Coast Demerara, was never an employee of the company and was not authorised to conduct any work on its behalf.

Bacchus was killed during a confrontation with police at Kastev Housing Scheme, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, where