See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ
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๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฎ๐ง๐ข
Police are investigating the murder of Chardson Ernest, a 40-year-old Farmer of Fly Hill, North Rupununi, which occurred at about 03:30 hrs yesterday (Thursday 18th July 2024) at Fly Hill, Region Nine.
Investigations revealed that the victim is the nephew of the 47-year-old suspect, and they live in the same neighbourhood (Fly Hill). On Wednesday, 17th July 2024, at about 20:00hrs, the victim, along with the suspect, the suspect’s 57-year-old brother and a 22-year-old farmer (the victim’s nephew), were all consuming Black Stone rum at a street corner, about 50 meters from their home.
At about 22:00hrs on Wednesday night, the 22-year-old farmer left and went home, leaving the victim, the suspect, and the suspect’s brother still imbibing at the same location.
At about 02:00 hrs the following morning (Thursday), the 22-year-old said he was awoken by a loud noise. He overheard a heated argument between the victim and the two brothers. The brothers accused the victim of stealing their cows.
At about 02:30 hrs, the victim walked away from the brothers and went home. There, he sat on a bench on the outer part of his one-storey flat house, after which he (the 22-year-old nephew) retired back to bed.
At about 03:30hrs, the 22-year-old was again awoken by the victim’s voice as he shouted for help. The 22-year-old said he rushed out of the house to the victim’s assistance but saw him collapsed to the ground and the suspect walking away from the yard with a knife in his hand.
The 22-year-old said he immediately took away the knife from the suspect, who then made good his escape. Police are looking presently looking for the suspect.
The victim’s body is at the Lethem Regional Hospital’s mortuary, awaiting a Post-Mortem Examination.
