The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating an Enterprise, East Coast Demerara resident, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Rudendra Persaud, who was fatally struck in his head on Sunday morning while at his cousin’s wedding at Non Pareil, ECD.
In a wanted bulletin issued yesterday afternoon, the Guyana Police Force said that Errol Thapordeen called ‘Buffy’, ‘Bowie/ Powie’, 20, whose last known address is Lot 319 Enterprise, ECD is wanted.
Stabroek News had reported that Persaud called ‘Boyo’, a resident of 17th Street, Foulis, En-more, ECD succumbed at a city hospital on Sunday, less than a day after he was allegedly stuck in his head by a gang of men who invaded a Non Pareil, ECD wedding house.
This newspaper was previously informed that the attack around 1am on Sunday after Persaud attempted to fend off the gang of men who allegedly invaded the wedding house and relieved several guests of their belongings.
He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal (GPH) in an unconscious condition. He succumbed to his injuries around 5 pm.
An autopsy yesterday showed that Persaud died as a result of a fractured skull.
Deon Marks, the dead man’s brother-in-law explained to this newspaper that the incident took place while Persaud was attending his cousin’s wedding.
According to Marks, a gang of about six men, who were armed with pieces of wood and cutlasses invaded the wedding house, where they relieved several guests of their belongings.
Among those robbed was a female cousin of Persaud.
“They were robbing people. Snatching chains and stuff. He (Persaud) tried to shield everybody from being attacked,” Marks had said.
During the process, he said Persaud was struck in his head with a piece of wood.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Thapordeen is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-6978, 225-8196, 226-2870, 226-7065, 229-2557, 229-2750, 229-2019, 227-1149, 226-7065, 225-6940, 226-9834, 911 or the nearest police station.
