The police yesterday issued bulletins for two men over the murders last month of a miner and porter at Arimu Backdam in Region Seven.
One of the two wanted men, Romain Henry, is also being sought in connection with a third murder.
Henry, 19, whose last known address is Best Road, West Coast Demerara and Kellon Fredericks, 21, whose last known addresses are Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast and Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo are being sought over the murders of Zaheer Mohammed Sheriff and Donvan Washington. The two were murdered on March 3rd, 2024.
Following the murders, two miners were charged on Friday with being accessories after the fact.
Travis Fredericks, a 32-year-old miner and Fernando Fredericks a 28-year-old miner both of 287 Tuschen Housing Scheme appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed where the charge was read to them. They were charged separately with being accessories after the fact of murder. They were not required to plead and were remanded to prison. The matter was adjourned to April 24th for disclosure.
On March 3rd, Sheriff, a 50-year-old gold miner from Byderabo Road, Bartica, and Washington, a 26-year-old a porter from Lot 11 Seventh Avenue, Bartica, were shot dead at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni River.
According to the police, two masked men on a red all-terrain vehicle (ATV), carted off 102 ounces of raw gold valued at $37 million along with two licensed firearms (a .32 pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun) belonging to Sheriff.
The police press release said Sheriff’s body had circular wounds to the right side of his upper chest, upper right thigh, upper right arm and left upper back, while Washington had circular wounds to his lower abdomen, left chest, left shoulder, left hand, left elbow, four to the right thigh, two to the left thigh and one in his back.
The scene was processed and one .32 magazine with eight live matching rounds, seven 9 mm spent shells and three .32 spent shells were found.
Meanwhile, Henry is also being sought over the murder of Shawn Albert, 39, on the 30th of August 2021.
Albert was shot in his head at around 18:43 hours at Onderneeming Sandpit, Region Two. The father of one hailed from Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. He was a driver/ salesman attached to Lin’s Bakery located in South Road, Georgetown. On the day in question he was selling pastries along with salesman Decklon Lee in the village when they were attacked by two masked men. As soon as they entered their mini bus GWW 1783, the masked men who were armed with a gun, stopped them and demanded cash. It is reported that Albert put up a fight with the armed bandits.
One of the bandits opened fire as Albert was attempting to drive away, causing him to lose control and crash into a nearby fence. The men fled with $70,000. Residents upon hearing the noise immediately rushed to the scene where they found Albert lying helpless.
The police were immediately summoned. Albert was taken to the Suddie Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Lee the other salesman was not injured during the robbery. Police recovered three spent shells at the scene.
