Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali Hack on Monday recommended that the two suspects in the murder of 56-year-old Bibi Nesha Shairoon be charged for
The 25-year-old suspect who confessed to the murder
the heinous crime.
Guyana Times understands that the intention was to pass the 25-year-old and 14-year-old suspects through the court today, but the advice from the DPP was a little late. Nevertheless, the teenager and the fisherman will be taken to the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court today. The two suspects on Saturday evening reportedly gave a detailed statement on how they committed the murder. The duo allegedly admitted to beating the woman in her head with a frying pan.
The 14-year-old boy who worked for the now dead businesswoman
The 25-year-old suspect, a fisherman of Rosignol, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) reportedly told investigators that he had owed some money to a drug dealer and as such, he and the teenager planned the robbery on the businesswoman. It is believed that after the duo entered the woman’s house, she put up a fight, but was struck to the head with the frying pan and subsequently fainted. The 14-year-old boy was reportedly familiar with the woman’s home, as he worked with her, cleaning her yard and performing other duties. On the night of the murder, the teenager told the fisherman that he had a job for them to complete and was taken to the woman’s house. From reports received, the teenager had gone to the woman’s house earlier in the night and removed several boards to gain access to the home. Upon reaching the woman’s house between 23:00h and midnight, the teenager crawled into the house through the opening and opened the back door for the other suspect to enter. The woman was reportedly sitting on a chair in her bedroom and realising that she was still awake, the bandits confronted her, demanding money. She reportedly handed over a bag containing $300,000 and asked them to spare her life, but they were not satisfied, so they tied her up but she put up a fight in the process. It was at this point, she was struck to the head with the frying pan. After killing the woman, the duo told investigators,
Dead: Bibi Nesha Shairoon
they left the scene and split the loot. The elder of the two suspects returned to Berbice to pay his debt. The teenager was, however, arrested a few hours after the woman’s body was found with her hands and feet bound and mouth gagged.
The second suspect was arrested one day after Police received information about his whereabouts and his possible involvement in the murder.
