3rd suspect arrested as probe intensifies into murder of CWC fisherman

As Police intensify investigations into the murder of 37-year-old Ghowcharran Persaud, whose body was found in a shallow grave aback Crabwood Creek (CWC), a third person was arrested. This was confirmed by a senior Police officer of Regional Division 6 during a telephone interview on Friday.
Initially, it was reported that the father of two of Grant 1805 CWC had gone on a fishing expedition with two others on December 16, and never returned. But on December 19, the body was discovered in the shallow grave in the backdam.
Police have since arrested the two men – “Ameer” and “Bharrat” – but on Friday, a relative of one of the men was arrested. Members of the Major Crimes Unit (MCU) stated that the third person reportedly removed a motorcycle that his relative allegedly rode of out the backdam.
He was reportedly taken to CID Headquarters in Georgetown, where the other two are being interrogated. When contacted, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Guyana Times that the file was sent for legal advice at the Director of Prosecutions (DPP) and once recommendations are made, the investigators will act.
It was reported that Persaud and his two fishing buddies were supposed to return in three days but on Saturday morning only “Ameer” turned up and claimed that “Bharrat” fired five shots at himself and Persaud but two of them struck Persaud.
The fisherman told family members that he was able to get to his motorbike and escape even though he had a flat tire.
The dead man’s brother, Pravesh Persaud, told this publication that “Ameer” even showed him the bike which was parked in his yard with a flat tire.
When Police subsequently went to get the bike, it was not there. When questioned by investigators, “Ameer” reportedly said that he did not ride the bike home but rather left it on the dam after coming out of the backlands.
Meanwhile, hours after “Ameer” had reported that Persaud might have been shot, a search party which included Police officers, went to the location in search of the missing man during which they stumbled upon a bloodstained spot, thus raising some suspicions. An autopsy was conducted on the body of Persaud on Friday.