Two years after businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress was murdered and her Diamond, East Bank Demerara home set alight, police on Friday night made a breakthrough in the investigation when ranks arrested a suspect who was in possession of two of the items which were stolen during the execution of the crime.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday afternoon confirmed the arrest which he said occurred in the Diamond area and was intelligence-led. He said the suspect was found in possession of a laptop computer belonging to the victim and he later led investigators to a diamond ring he had given to his girlfriend, which was also the property of Ramnaress.
At the time Blanhum was speaking to Stabroek News, the suspect was being interviewed by CID ranks.
Ramnaress, 36, was found dead on the morning of August 31, 2013 with a stab wound and injuries to her head and body in the garage of her Lot 2430 21st Street, Diamond home. While petrol was strewn all over her house, it was the bond at the back of the yard that was set alight and destroyed. The woman’s body was discovered after the fire service was called about the fire
Stabroek News was informed that the suspect has provided details of how the crime was committed and has implicated the now dead Paul Bascom.
Bascom was one of two men shot dead by police in a yard at Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, in December. This area sits adjacent to Diamond.
Police officials had said that Bascom, 26, and Alberto Grant, 28, were killed in the yard of
