As members of the Major Crimes Unit within the Guyana Police Force continue their investigation into the gruesome murder of 23-year-old Nicholas Jaipaul, a Canadian national, the son of the maid who is in custody, confessed that his brother helped him to burn the corpse.
Dead: Nicholas Jaipaul
The charred remains of Jaipaul were found on Thursday last at Moleson Creek, Corentyne, Berbice. Guyana Times understands that the man, who is autistic, was abducted, strangled to death and his body burnt with truck tyres.
However, after the confession, the police would have arrested his brother, who has joined the three others. The alleged paymaster is among those in custody.
The young man arrived in Guyana in March and was slated to return home in May but was unable to do so due to the closure of the borders, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He stayed with his 86-year-old grandfather, Ramkissoon Jaipaul, who reported that his grandson was missing two Mondays ago.
The pensioner reported that the last time he saw his grandson was just before he retired to bed the Sunday evening.
This was during the countrywide power outage. The elderly man explained that he got out of bed and lit two lamps – one of which he gave his grandson and he returned to bed. Upon waking up the next morning, he realised that his grandson was missing.
The elderly man revealed that he received a telephone call that morning, where the caller claimed that he had kidnapped his grandson, and was demanding a ransom of $50 million
Based on information gathered by the police, they launched a manhunt for a son of one of the maids since he was the last person the young man was seen with.
He was later arrested in Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) and transported to Berbice, where denied seeing the now dead man.
He, nevertheless, led a team of police ranks to a location at Moleson Creek where the burnt remains of the now dead man were discovered. Up to that time, he held out that he was not involved in the murder of the man.
He had claimed that he was part of the plan but opted out since he did not want to get into trouble. During interrogation, he told ranks that the plan was well detailed and as such, he knew where the man’s body was.
After the discovery, a rice farmer and another man were also arrested. The rice farmer is reportedly the mastermind behind the killing since there is an ongoing feud between him and the now dead man’s grandfather.
The rice farmer reportedly owed the senior Jaipaul a large amount of money from land rental.
Guyana Times understands that the suspect had visited the house of the Jaipauls two Sundays ago, and spent a few hours talking with the victim.
It is believed that he returned during the night, lured the young man out of his house, and strangled him to death.
In 2015, the suspect and his brother were accused of killing their stepfather in Port Mourant.
It was reported that the suspect had escaped, while his brother was charged for the murder, and was freed in 2016. The maid, her two sons and the rice farmer remain in custody as the police continue their investigations.
