Police are on the hunt for a close friend of Dr Collin Roach, who was found murdered in his office at Kingston, Georgetown on Tuesday evening.
When contacted, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed Police visited the home of a close friend of the doctor, who is now the prime suspect, but he and his family were not at home.
Dr Collin Roach
According to the Crime Chief, Police have received information that the man and his family have since fled the area.
Blanhum confirmed that this came hours after Police stumbled upon the doctor’s vehicle, an Audi SUV, which was stolen from his office, at Schoonord Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
The registration plate PXX 4000 had been removed from the vehicle.
The prominent practitioner was found dead on Tuesday evening in his Duke Street, Kingston office, and two employees were detained, Police said. Blanhum also confirmed on Friday that the two employees were still in custody.
Dr Roach owned and operated the International Medical Clinic located at Lot 111 Duke Street, Kingston.
Police in a report said two males who worked with the doctor on Tuesday said the clinic was opened for business between 07:00h and 15:00h.
After the clinic closed, one of the males went out of the building while the other retired to his living quarters in the top flat, leaving the doctor in his office on the middle flat.
Police said at 20:00h a male was seen exiting the building and returned about seven minutes later and re-entered the clinic.
About 22:18h, the vehicle belonging to the doctor headed north out of Duke Street.
It was further observed that the lights in the doctor’s office were still on which prompted one of the employees to call the doctor on his cellular phone, but he received no answer.
The medical doctor was later found lying motionless on his back in a pool of blood in the examination area.
Police were summoned and a wound was seen on the left side of the doctor’s forehead. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) pronounced him dead on the scene, and his body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Mortuary to await a post-mortem. Police are continuing their investigation.
