…reportedly lied to Police about whereabouts
…found with dead woma n’s cellphone – Police source
As the probe continues into the gruesome attack on 22-year-old Kescia Branche, investigators have now hauled in the father of the young teacher’s daughter for questioning.
Dead: Kescia Branche
Division Commander, Marlon Chapman, confirmed on Thursday that they arrested the man earlier in the day and that he is in custody “being questioned”.
However, Guyana Times understands that the man was reportedly found with a cellphone belonging to the now dead teacher and allegedly lied to Police about his whereabouts on the night the young woman was reportedly attacked.
Moreover, upon examining the device, which the suspect said he found in Branche’s apartment after her battered body was found on Sunday last, detectives came across a cell number that got their attention.
Even as the new suspect is being questioned, the two Police Constables remain under close arrest while a civilian, who had a confrontation with the young woman in a night club after he reportedly touched her inappropriately, is still being held.
This newspaper was previously told that one of the ranks under close arrest is refusing to cooperate with investigators. Meanwhile, two other ranks were also held for questioning after records showed they were in constant contact with one of the Constables after he left the night club in the company of the now dead young woman.
The unconscious body of the Richard Ishmael Secondary School teacher was found in the vicinity of Princes Street and Louisa Row, Georgetown on Sunday morning and was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) where she remained in an unconscious state on life support until Tuesday when she succumbed to her injuries sometime around 17:00h.
Branche, who resides in Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown, was last seen on Saturday evening when she left for a night out with her friends and the Police are seeking the public’s assistance in determining what may have transpired resulting in the inhumane beating the young woman received.
A source close to the investigation revealed that detectives were reviewing the CCTV footage at a popular Newtown nightclub where the woman was seen partying on Saturday evening and came across evidence of the two uniformed officers interacting with the deceased.
It was shown that the young woman left with the ranks, hopping on the back of one the motorcycles. This publication understands that investigators were told that they then proceeded to Mandela Avenue to get barbeque and while there, one of the ranks reported left to use the washroom.
Upon his return, he told detectives that the young woman was not there, and his colleague said she left in a taxi.
Investigators have been reviewing CCTV footage from along the route reportedly used by the Constables on Saturday.
Members of the public with any information that would assist in the investigations are being asked to come forward. The investigation continues.
