Two girls among six teens held over murder, robbery of retired professor

Mere hours after retired Professor Pariedeau Mars was discovered dead in his Prashad Nagar home on Thursday evening, six teenagers, including two girls, were arrested and a quantity of items stolen from him was recovered.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed the arrests of six suspects, who he said are between the ages of 15 to 18 years old.

They were arrested at their individual homes based on information received from members of the public. They are from addresses in Campbellville Housing Scheme, ‘D’ Field and ‘C’ Field Sophia and South Turkeyen, all areas in Georgetown.