A third suspect in the murder of octogenarian Agnes Dillon of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara has confessed to committing the crime.
Police Corporate Communications Director, Mark Ramotar released the information in a statement yesterday afternoon.
Police Commander of Region 4 ‘C’ Division, Khali Pareshram told Stabroek News that the suspect was arrested on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the two other suspects remain in custody and the commander said they will be moving to seek legal advice on whether they will face any charges.
The death of 86-year-old Dillon of Lot 32 Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara shocked the community.
The woman lived alone in the rented bottom flat of a house. She was found stabbed to death in her bed on Thursday morning by neighbours.
Of the two suspects, residents had told Stabroek News that one of them was recently released from prison while the other is a known drug addict.
Landlord, Rookminie Goordat, 74, who lives in the upper flat of the building where Dillon was found dead, said that she last saw the pensioner washing clothes on Wednesday afternoon. The woman said she did not see or hear anything unusual on Wednesday night. However, according to her, she felt something was “wrong” when she didn’t hear Dillon making her usual noises the next morning.
Goordat explained that every morning around 06:00 hrs Dillon would wake up, go outside to “wash her mouth” and then go back inside where she would loudly bang her dishes and furniture.
The frightened woman said she called several persons, including her neighbour, to see why the woman was not up. “I say she must be fall, or in a coma,” she explained.
According to her, after several unsuccessful attempts to open the door, a neighbour went around to the side of the apartment where he peered through a “rotten” window and saw Dillon lying in a pool of blood. The neighbour, according to her, pried open the door and when they realised that Dillon was dead, they called the police.
While Dillon locked her door and two windows, there was a third opening that had only a part of a window, and it is believed to have been used by the murderer/s to gain entry into the apartment.
When asked if Dillon’s relatives were notified of her death, Goordat said that the only relatives she knew the woman had were two sons who live overseas. She noted that the news of the murder was put on the “internet” and she hopes the woman’s children see it. She also disclosed that a young man would come by at times and buy groceries for Dillon. She said that she hadn’t seen the man in a while. The woman said that she is scared for her own safety, since she also lives alone.
