Six Henry `alibi’ witnesses arrested, questioned by police

The Guyana Police Force  says that six of the  nine alleged alibi witnesses for Gladson Henry, who has been charged with the murder of Haresh Singh, were arrested today by the police having been brought in to CID Headquarters,  Eve Leary, by their Attorney.

The police identified the persons as Tiffany Campbell,  Alona Bacchus, Patricia Henry,  Bibi Shaheman, Clarett Kurtizious and Amanda Wickham.

In a statement, the police said that the allegation of attempting to pervert the course of justice was put to them and video interviews were conducted, after which they were each placed on $100,000 bail.

Efforts are being made to question the remaining three persons, which has been communicated to the Attorney, as the investigations continue into this matter.

On completion of the investigation, the file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.