Cops granted extension to hold manager, taxi driver

As the police continue their investigations into the 2012 Double Day Hotel pool murder of Sideek Juman, the High Court yesterday granted the police more time to keep two of the three men who were arrested in custody.

When contacted, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Stabroek News that the police applied for an extension yesterday to further detain the men and were granted an additional 72 hours.

The manager of the hotel located at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, a taxi driver of the hotel and a contractor were arrested by ranks from the Major Crimes Unit on Thursday evening at different locations along the West Coast Demerara.