Detectives in C Division are wrapping up investigations into the murder of Bibi Shairoon, 56, of Lot 4 Novar, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, and are expected to institute charges against the two suspects who confessed to the murder on Friday evening.
Dead: Bibi Shairoon
The case file however, will have to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for recommendations and legal advice and once this is done, on Monday the suspects will make their first court appearance.
The two suspects – a 14-year-old and a 25-year-old gave detailed statements about the murder after being grilled for some four days.
The duo admitted to beating the woman in her head with a frying pan.
The 25-year-old suspect, a fisherman of Rosignol, Berbice, reportedly told investigators that he had owed some money to a drug dealer and as such, he and the teenager planned the robbery on the businesswoman.
It is believed that after the duo entered the woman’s house, she put up a fight but was stuck to the head with the frying pan and subsequently collapsed. The 14-year-old boy was the mastermind behind the robbery since he was familiar with the woman’s home. He worked with her to clean the yard and perform other tasks.
On the night of the murder, the teenager told the fisherman that he had a job for them to do and was taken to the woman’s house. From reports, the teenager had gone to the woman’s house earlier in the night and removed several boards to gain access to the home.
Upon reaching the woman’s house between 23:00h and midnight, the teenager crawled into the house through the opening and opened the back door for the other suspect. The woman was reportedly sitting on a chair in her bedroom and realising that she was still awake they confronted her, demanding money.
She reportedly handed over a bag containing $300,000 and asked them not to take her life but they were not satisfied hence they tied her up but she put up a fight. It was at this point she was struck to the head with the frying pan. After killing the woman they left the scene and split the loot, they told investigators.
The elder of the two suspects returned to Berbice to pay his debt. The teenager was however arrested a few hours after the woman’s body was found with her hands and feet bounded and mouth gagged.
The second suspect was arrested one day after Police received information about his whereabouts and his possible involvement in the murder.
On Monday last family confirmed that the woman’s house was ransacked and immediately pointed fingers to the teenager who would normally assist the woman. As a matter of fact, he was heard threatening to woman to end her life a few days prior to the murder.
