2nd suspect in 2015 murder of Mocha mechanic nabbed
After two years on the run, the second suspect in connection with the gunning down of Terrence Lanferman at his Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EDB) home in June 2015 has been nabbed by the Police.
Lanferman, 23, of Lot 127 Nelson Street, Mocha Arcadia, was shot twice to his neck and chest by two men who turned up at his home on a motorcycle.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Guyana Times that the second suspect was arrested on Friday last and was interrogated. Based on incriminating evidence against the suspect, the Police successfully applied to the High Court for an
Murder suspect, Kenkassie Lynch
extension of the detention period.
The Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) related that the suspect is expected to be charged by the end of the week.
The murder stemmed from an argument between the now dead man and his cousin, but the suspects decided to take matters into their own hands.
On June 2, 2015, the victim was in the lower flat of the house when a lone gunman showed up and as Lanferman opened the door, discharged two rounds fatally hitting him.
An aunt of the dead man had told Guyana Times that she was watching television
Murdered: Terrence Lanferman
when she heard the sound of two gunshots. She immediately rushed to the lower flat of the house, and as she pushed open the door, she saw Lanferman lying in a pool of blood.
She raised an alarm and with the assistance of residents, the injured man was taken to the Diamond hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect who was reportedly dressed in black was seen leaving the yard; he then jumped onto a waiting motorcycle and fled the scene.
The victim was known to the Police and it was believed that he knew the gunman. After months of information gathering, the Police arrested and charged Kenkassie Lynch, 21, with the murder in April 2016. Now after two years, his accomplice has been arrested and will face the murder charge.
