Mastermind in La Grange businesswoman’s murder still at large

Law enforcement continued the hunt for Jankie Tapsie, 30, of Devisieweg Number 7 District Commewijne, Suriname and of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who is allegedly the mastermind in the murder of 85-year-old businesswoman Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit.

The elderly businesswoman, who lived alone, was found gagged and murdered on Sunday evening. Her home at the time was reportedly ransacked, thus leading investigators to believe that she was murdered during the commission of a robbery.
However, weeks after committing the crime, Tapsie and her accomplice were arrested in Suriname and were subsequently handed over to Guyanese authorities. While being questioned at the Springlands Police Station, the woman escaped.
When contacted on Sunday, Guyana Police Force (GPF) Public Relations Officer (PRO), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Royston Andries-Junor noted that the Police were yet to make an arrest.
It was reported that the woman and her accomplice were at the Police Station when a senior officer left the station and went to attend to another matter, leaving the suspects with three Constables.

At the time, the suspects were on the prisoners’ bench. The male suspect was shackled while the woman was not. It was further reported that the woman requested to use the washroom and was escorted to same by a Police Constable.
Upon entering the washroom, Tapsie locked the door and the Constable returned to his post.
After some time had elapsed and the woman did not return, the Constable went to check on her and found that the northern toilet window was open and the woman was missing. Several checks were made around the area, but she was not found.
Following the woman’s disappearance, Police issued a wanted bulletin for her arrest. Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the wanted woman is asked to contact the Police on telephone numbers 229-2289, 220-2222, 227-1149, 911 or at the nearest Police Station.