As Police intensify their investigation into the execution of Ramnarine Etwaru, whose body was found on a dam in East Canje, Berbice, with a single gunshot wound, two men have been arrested.
The two men – a 38-year-old and a 46-year-old – were arrested late Tuesday evening by detectives. The men are from the same village as the deceased.
Guyana Times understands that one of the two suspects and the now dead man had been at loggerheads over the ownership of a plot of land in the village.
The body of Etwaru, 38, also called “Bill”, of Lot 84 Gangaram Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, was found on a dam about 400 metres into the cane field at Speculation.
It is believed that the livestock farmer went to the area to tend to his animals. The body was discovered by a fisherman who reported to residents at Gangaram that the man had an accident and was lying on the dam next to his motorcycle.
It was later discovered that he was shot several times, including once to his head.
Detectives have since recovered four .38mm spent shells and one live round of ammunition at the scene.
The dead man’s sister-in-law told Guyana Times that Etwaru recently developed a portion of land which was gifted to him.
According to the woman, other livestock owners in the village were banned from going onto the land since Etwaru developed it. Meanwhile, the fact that Etwaru’s motorcycle was found in an upright position next to where the body lay leaves some to believe that he might have been lured off of the bike before being shot.
Etwaru leaves to mourn his wife and an 11-year-old son. Police are continuing their investigations and are hoping to get a confession from the suspects as soon as possible.
