2 confess to killing man with hammer, dumping body

Body found in trench

A fisherman and his friend have confessed to the brutal killing of 45-year-old Andy Williams, whose partially-decomposed body was discovered in a canal at Tarla Dam, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on June 8.

According to Police sources, the 34-year-old fisherman claimed he and Williams were involved in an altercation some two months ago, which turned physical. On the day of the murder, the duo offered Williams a drink and after accepting, they started imbibing at a street corner.
He was later taken to the fisherman’s house, located at De Willem Squatting Area, WCD – a short distance from where the body was found. According to the confession details, the three men continued drinking for some time.
But soon after, the construction worker was struck multiple times to the head with a hammer, so he collapsed and started to bleed profusely. The suspects then placed a plastic bag over his head to prevent the blood from leaking onto the floor.
The men took the body over to the trench and dumped it and the murder weapon. They reportedly returned to the crime scene a while after to clean up any evidence linking them to the murder. After being detained on Tuesday by law enforcement, the men gave a thorough confession and took Police ranks to the area where the body was dumped.
Williams was discovered on June 8 at approximately 13:55h by residents with a black plastic bag over his head – which was submerged in the canal. The body was clad in a burgundy t-shirt, long white track pants, and a pair of black socks.
In an interview with Guyana Times last week, one of the man’s relatives stated that he recently returned to Guyana after living in Venezuela for over 20 years. She said that on June 6, Williams left home to go to work, but never returned.
However, after he did not return home, relatives launched a search and visited a few places he normally frequented, but to no avail. According to the relative, on June 8 when they heard that a body was retrieved from the canal, they had no idea that it was him until Sunday when Police arrived at their home with a photograph of him.
A Post-Mortem Examination (PME) done by Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh revealed that Williams died owing to blunt trauma to the head.