East Street acid attack: Man confesses acid attack plot after ex exposed affair to his wife

Keron Mervin Daniels, a 32-year-old resident of Uitvlugt Pasture, West Coast Demerara (WCD) has confessed to planning the East Street, Georgetown acid attack that has left two women injured. In addition to confessing to being the mastermind of the attack, Daniels named two other individuals, one of whom committed the act and the other being associated with the incident.
Police are on the hunt for both suspects.

The September 3 incident resulted in two cashiers attached to the Balwant Singh Hospital being injured. At around 15:30h, Jillicia Leitch of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and 20-year-old Nirmala Sukraj of Good Hope Phase 1, East Coast Demerara (ECD), left the hospital compound to purchase food. According to reports, as the women made their way along East Street, a white motorcar approached them from behind. From inside the vehicle, the suspect hurled a glass bottle containing a corrosive liquid in their direction before speeding away.
The liquid, believed to be acid, splashed onto both women. Leitch sustained serious burns to her face, stomach, and left hand, while Sukraj suffered minor burns to her body. Public-spirited persons in the area rendered assistance, and the victims were rushed for medical treatment. Leitch was admitted to the Burn Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) where her condition has been listed as stable. Sukraj was treated at the Balwant Singh Hospital and later discharged the same evening. In his confession, Daniels claimed that Leitch was his target. The man told detectives he and Leitch shared a relationship, and he wanted to end it after the woman informed his wife about the affair. Daniels reportedly confessed that his relationship with Leith had deteriorated and that he intended to harm her.