The police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of newspaper vendor Chunilall Mannilall, who was fatally shot on Friday night after armed bandits invaded his Essequibo Coast home.
The Guyana Police Force, in a press release yesterday, confirmed the arrests and said the four were assisting with the investigation.
Mannilall, 48 of Parcel 61 Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, who was a newspaper vendor at Charity and Anna Regina, was shot and killed in his home after he attempted to fend off two men, both armed, who invaded his home.
The attack occurred just around 8 pm. One of the men had a gun while the other was armed with a cutlass.
According to the police, their investigations revealed that Mannilall and his family were about to enter their home when they were confronted by the bandits.
Mannilall was subsequently shot to his chest, shoulder and right side abdomen, causing him to fall after which both men made good their escape, the police said.
Mannilall was rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.
Kaysheena Mannilall, the dead man‘s daughter previously related to this newspaper that she, her father, mother and sister were all outside of the home as they had a barbecue with neighbours.
Kaysheena explained that her mother and sister went inside the house to collect glasses and a cooler. “By time they go to lock back the door, the two men come up,” she said.
She had noted that they subsequently pushed her sister, which led her to scream. “After we hear the hollering, we run in, my father and me run in,” Kaysheena added.
The woman said that after they ran into the house, they saw the two men, who demanded valuables.
She further noted that her father picked up a mop stick in an attempt to fend off the bandits and as he was about to hit one of them, the one with the gun allegedly shot him.
Kaysheena said that they were unable to see the faces of the men as they were both wearing helmets, which covered the top of their faces, along with material covering their mouths.
