Murder suspect escapes from Police custody

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has issued a wanted bulletin for 26-year-old Aleeba Anthony London, who escaped from lawful custody while being held in connection with the murder of a Bartica boat operator. London, whose last known address is listed as Lot 74 Second Street, Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) had been arrested for the killing of 40-year-old Ryan Fredericks of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica. Fredericks was fatally stabbed on August 28 at the Safari Inn Hotel, located at Friendship, EBD. According to initial police reports, Fredericks had travelled earlier that day with fellow boat operator Navindra Kanhai of 2nd Avenue, Bartica. Kanhai told investigators that he was hired by Fredericks to transport him to Parika, where they met a woman waiting in a black motorcar. Both men entered the vehicle with the female, and drove to the Safari Inn Hotel.

At the hotel, two rooms were booked. Fredericks went into one room with the woman, while Kanhai stayed in the other. Sometime between 23:00h and 23:30h, Kanhai was awakened by a knock on his door. When he opened it, Fredericks was outside bleeding heavily from a wound to his left arm. Fredericks reportedly told Kanhai that he had been robbed and chopped. Emergency services were summoned, but Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) pronounced Fredericks dead at around 12:55h. Crime scene investigators observed a deep wound on the inner side of his left upper arm. His body was later transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where a post-mortem examination was conducted.

Following his recent arrest, London managed to escape from police custody under circumstances that have not yet been disclosed by authorities. The GPF confirmed the escape in a bulletin issued on Monday but did not provide details of when or how it occurred. Law enforcement officials are urging anyone with information about London’s whereabouts to contact the nearest police station.