Suspects in murder of BV girl released without charge after six days

The five persons who were arrested in connection with the murder of Qualfon employee Rainella Benfield were on Monday released on station bail.

Crime Chief (ag) Paul Williams yesterday afternoon told reporters that the five individuals were released following the end of two 72-hour detention periods. “Two 72-hours periods were exhausted and they were released on bail yesterday (Monday)” Williams confirmed.

The body of Rainella, a telephone operator of Qualfon’s Goedverwagting call centre and of Lot 99 Canterbury Walk, Beterverwagting (BV), East Coast Demerara was last Monday discovered in a cemetery at Triumph.