Duo wanted for murder of Guyanese in Suriname arrested in Berbice

– sent back to country where crime was committed

Twenty-three-year-old Shawn Dwayne and 24-year-old Bhopendra Singh, wanted for the murder of Chris Persaud in Suriname, were arrested on Monday in Black Bush Polder, Berbice.
The two men and a 14-year-old girl were on Wednesday handed over to Surinamese law enforcement officials, and the duo is expected to be arraigned for the murder of their countryman.
Persaud, formerly of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was stabbed to death during an argument with the two men on August 11, 2023 at Nieuw Amsterdam in Paramaribo, Suriname. Police in the Dutch-speaking territory had issued a statement stating that Persaud died after a stabbing shortly before arrival at the RGD Police in Meerzorg.

The Dutch Police said the main suspect fled to Guyana with his girlfriend, a 14-year-old teen, and another male who was also wanted for questioning in relation to the same matter.
According to the Dutch authorities, upon arrival at the clinic, Police of the Meerzorg office found Persaud, who is of Guyanese origin, and who showed no sign of life, with stab and cut injuries on his body.
One eyewitness told the Dutch Police that the men were imbibing earlier, and a fight broke out, during which Persaud was fatally injured.
thenewsdeskgy.com reported that the two male suspects were drinking with a few friends in front of the home of the 14-year-old in Suriname when a male arrived and an argument ensued between Persaud and the suspects.
As a result, Persaud ran back into his bus and returned with a cutlass, with which he started chopping Dwayne, who managed to overpower him. Dwayne then ran into the house, picked up a knife, and dealt Persaud one stab to his chest.