– family says carpenter was killed during row over money
An autopsy performed on the remains of 47-year-old Theodore Baynes, also known as ‘Silver,’ who was found dead outside his Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home showed that he was bludgeoned to death.
He was reportedly killed over a dispute involving $40,000. Baynes’ lifeless body was discovered on Monday bearing severe injuries.
Dead: Theodore Baynes
In an interview on Saturday, Baynes’ estranged wife, Towanna Peters, revealed that the PME was conducted on Friday at the Georgetown Public Hospital and the results showed that he died due to blunt trauma to the head.
Peters also disclosed that the police confirmed a suspect, arrested on the day of the murder, remains in custody as the investigation continues. While details surrounding the motive are still unclear, Peters shared what she had heard about the incident.
“There are different versions of the story, but based on what we were told, he got paid on Saturday, and on Sunday he went to watch cricket at a place where the suspect was. We heard while there, he was talking about having $40,000, and he left and went home. We heard that was the reason why he was killed—because of the $40,000 he was talking about,” Peters said.
Reports indicate that when Baynes was found, his face had been brutally smashed. His body bore a deep wound on the neck and multiple cuts across his back and other parts of his body.
Baynes, a carpenter and father of two, was last seen alive on the night before the unfortunate incident. Investigations are still ongoing, and Baynes’ family is now calling for justice to be served swiftly.
