Police probing insurance angle in Hope fire killing

The Guyana Police Force is probing an insurance angle in the fiery killing of Hope, West Berbice woman Anita Baichan on Sunday and one of her female relatives is to be taken into custody today.

Six other suspects remain in detention.

Stabroek News was informed by a source close to the investigations yesterday that the day after the death, the relative and one of the suspects visited the insurance company where Baichan’s life is insured to enquire about the money from the policy.

One of the suspects held is Antonio Singh Balrup, a former police officer who had been charged along with another person for the murder of Patricia Samaroo in March, 2014. Samaroo was shot to her head at Fyrish, Corentyne, Berbice when two men barged into her home. Her sister, Annetta Samaroo was also shot to the