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Housewife found dead in suspected murder; partner hospitalised

Posted on by Kayleigh Carter

Police are investigating the alleged murder of 50-year-old housewife Bibi Salima Persaud, who was found dead with multiple injuries at her home at Lot 193 Ivan Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, late Friday night.

The prime suspect is her common-law partner, 38-year-old mechanic Dinesh Ram, also known as “Paul”, who was discovered unresponsive in the yard and is currently hospitalised under police guard.

According to police, the woman’s body was discovered by her son, Sankar Persaud, at around 23:00 hrs on Friday. He and his brother had just returned home and, upon entering the yard, heard the suspect groaning in apparent pain. Ram was found lying in a pool of water formed by heavy rainfall.

After receiving no response to calls for his mother, Persaud entered the house and discovered her lying motionless on the floor with a wound to her throat. Police were immediately contacted.

Ranks who arrived at the scene observed the suspect lying in the yard with a green substance around his mouth, suspected to be pesticide poison. He was promptly escorted to the Diamond Regional Hospital, where he was admitted.

The victim was found face-up with visible wounds to her forehead, mouth, neck, left wrist, right hand, and face. A kitchen knife covered in a reddish substance suspected to be blood was recovered from the floor. A bottle believed to contain pesticide poison was also found near the door.

Sankar Persaud told investigators that the couple frequently argued, with the suspect accusing his mother of being involved with another man due to her frequent use of her mobile phone. However, they would usually reconcile after disputes. He resides in a separate concrete structure east of the victim’s home, a one-storey wooden building on stilts approximately three feet off the ground.

Statements are being collected, and investigations are ongoing.

Suspected cannabis discovered in slippers, haversacks near Mazaruni Prison

Posted on by Kayleigh Carter

A total of 2,432.8 grams of a substance suspected to be cannabis was discovered near the Mazaruni Prison compound on Sunday morning, prompting an ongoing investigation.

The suspected narcotics were found after the Officer-in-Charge of the Mazaruni Prison received a phone call from an anonymous source around 10:30 hrs. The caller claimed that illicit drugs had been dropped off near the Solar Farm located within the prison compound, reportedly as part of an attempt to smuggle them into the facility.

Following the tip-off, the Officer-in-Charge instructed a Prison Officer to carry out a search of the area. Between 10:35 hrs and 11:15 hrs, the officer searched approximately 100 feet west of the Solar Farm and uncovered two bulky, multi-coloured ‘Bob Marley’ haversacks hidden among vegetation ranging from one to five feet high.

Upon opening the bags, he found multiple bulky parcels containing leaves, seeds, and stems resembling cannabis. The discovery was immediately reported to his superior and then relayed to the Bartica Police Station.

Police ranks later arrived at the location and carried out a further search of the haversacks. A total of seventeen bulky parcels were recovered, all containing substances suspected to be cannabis. In addition, two pairs of slippers with unusually thick soles were also retrieved from the bags. Upon further inspection, the soles were found to conceal four transparent parcels filled with a similar suspected substance.

The contents were weighed in the presence of the Prison Officer and found to total 2,432.8 grams. The suspected narcotics were subsequently placed into a transparent evidence bag, sealed, labelled, and lodged at the Bartica Police Station.

Statements have been collected, and investigations into the attempted smuggling operation are continuing.