5 arrested for Number 63 Beach resort double murder

Five persons have been arrested as Police in Berbice continue to investigate the Number 63 Beach resort double murder.
That is according to Regional Commander Calvin Brutus, who stated that investigators are looking at several angles.

Last Friday, the badly decomposed bodies of 59-year-old Harry Persaud Prashad, of Number 65 Village, Corentyne, and 68-year old Vivekanand Narpatty were discovered in the balcony of Sun Splash Beach Resort located on the Number 63 Beach.
Narpatty was found lying on the back with two toes were severed – one was next to his body and the other was not located.
Prashad was found about fifteen feet away with both hands tied to a post on the balcony, one foot was also tied to the post and was severed at the ankle. Both bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition with maggots feasting.
However, Brutus told Guyana Times that the Police have since questioned several persons.
“There was a high level of violence with the dismembering of some parts of the body. Limbs and portions of limbs were dismembered. We are not the ruling out any leads. Right now, they are five persons in custody. This is based on interviews from persons around the general area who have provided the Police with some information. So, we apprehended those persons …I’m there being questioned them to see what progress we can make in the investigation.”
“When investigators went to the resort, they found several pieces of documents scattered within the balcony. Parts of the building was also ransacked.”
He added that the Police are aware that there is an ongoing dispute for the property between the deceased and other family members. This, he noted, is one area that the investigators are paying keen attention to. On the other hand, he noted that it might have been a robbery.
“It is a lonely area and persons could be of the view that they are valuables in the building and seized the opportunity to commit the act,” the Commander explained.