Berbice double murder: 4 remain in custody as MCU takes over investigation

Four persons remain in custody as Police continue to probe the brutal murder of 31-year-old Melissa Arokium and her 8-year-old son Anthony Arokium, whose bodies were discovered in their home at Rose Hall Town, Berbice on Wednesday.
Those in custody are Serrana Arokium, called ‘Food’; Nicholas Arokium, called ‘Nico’ – the brother who discovered the bodies; Shailendra Umrao, boyfriend of the now-dead woman; and Deo Naris, a neighbour.
Guyana Times understands that members of the Major Crimes Unit (MCU) are now leading the investigation into this heinous crime.

It was reported that the woman’s body was found lying in a pool of blood on the floor, while the child was on his bed and was also in a pool of blood. His body had what appeared to be at least one stab wound to the back of his neck, while his mother’s body appeared to have chop wounds to the neck, shoulder and chest.
The victim had operated a small grocery shop at her home. She shared the building with her brother, who is a cane harvester, but they lived in separate apartments.
The brother reportedly left home at 4:00h on Wednesday to go to work, and upon his return at about 11:00h, did not notice anything unusual. The bodies were discovered at about 13:00h, by another brother who was visiting.
Meanwhile, a post mortem performed on the bodies by Dr Vivekanand Bridgemohan determined that the woman died as a result of shock and haemorrhage due to incised wounds to the neck, while the cause of death of her son was given as shock and haemorrhage due to multiple incised wounds.