The four men who were held earlier this week in connection with the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing are also being investigated for their alleged involvement in an assault on former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power & Light Inc (GPL) Aeshwar Deonarine, which occurred in 2012.
Stabroek News was informed by a reliable source that PPP members Kwame McCoy and Jason Abdulla, along with ex-policeman Shawn Hinds and Okenny Fraser, are suspected of involvement in the assault on Deonarine, after it was alleged that he inflated the electricity bills of a high-profile person during 2012. Deonarine was attacked viciously in front the company’s Main Street office.
Meanwhile, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday informed this newspaper that the police were granted an additional 72 hours’ detention period by the High Court to keep McCoy in custody. This came after extensions were
