The police are working with every bit of information they receive with the hopes of catching the man responsible for the brutal murder of 77-year-old Danrasie ‘Carmen’ Ganesh and are confident of a breakthrough soon.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Stabroek News yesterday that while a suspect who was detained on Tuesday remains in custody, detectives have “received information about another individual who fits the description of the person caught on camera”. He said that in this regard detectives are making efforts to find him.
Ganesh was clubbed to death in a Montrose house, East Coast Demerara on Saturday in an attack which lasted for about an hour. At the time she was the caretaker for the property as the owners reside abroad. The killer was caught on surveillance cameras installed in the yard and in the house carrying out the heinous crime.
One of the woman’s close relatives yesterday complained that she is yet to receive an update from the police with regards to the man most recently detained. Police had arrested a man shortly after the woman was found sprawled on the ground floor of the two level building but he was later released. A second man was then taken into custody.
The relative told this newspaper that a rank had contacted them earlier in the day with regards to uplifting an item that could apparently be useful to the investigation but he never came.
Stabroek News was later told that the divisional detective officer late yesterday afternoon visited relatives and assured them that the matter was being thoroughly investigated.
According to the relatives, family members are living in fear as they are certain that the man responsible is still roaming free. The relative pointed out that there seem to be conflicting views as it pertains to the identity of the killer. Stabroek News was told that while some people from the area claim they
