Suspect in Zeelugt woman’s murder has alibi, relative says

A photograph of Pradika Persaud in her teens

The man held by police in connection with the murder of Pradika Persaud, who is believed to have been strangled last Friday last, can be cleared by witnesses, a relative says.

Persaud, 26, also known as ‘Simona,’ of Lot 532 Zeelugt, East bank Essequibo, was found dead on the Boerasirie roadway. A post-mortem examination later found that she was strangled.

‘D’ Division Commander Senior Superintendent Ian Amsterdam said that the 43-year-old man remains in custody for