Four suspects now in custody over murder of Nonpareil pensioner

Roger Manikam

Four persons, including a 12-year-old, are now in police custody in connection with the murder of Nonpareil pensioner Roger Manikam, who was found dead along the Coldingen Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

A quantity of bloodied materials, including clothing which was dumped some distance away from Manikam’s body, was retrieved yesterday after the two men in custody were accompanied by detectives to the site. The materials are currently being analysed