Following the execution-style killing of a Corentyne, Berbice woman on Tuesday night, at her Tain Settlement home, Police have come up with a theory as to the motive behind the killing.
The dead woman, Lilawatie Muhammed, is said to have been involved in a relationship with a wealthy businessman who lives in the community,and
Dead: Lilawatie Muhammed
investigations have revealed that the man is also married.
Following the shooting, Police arrested one man, who according to information, shared a relationship with the businessman’s wife, who is currently overseas.
Divisional Commander Assistant Commissioner, Ian Amsterdam, said the Police followed the leads from text messages on a cellphone. “We are working on some other information both local and so we need to look into a different direction that it might have been an execution that was ordered by another female,” he said.
In 2016, Muhammed’s home at Belvedere was destroyed by fire in what is believed to be an act of arson. The suspects in that act are all overseas.
It has been rumoured that the businessman purchased the house at Tain Settlement where Muhammed and two of her children were living.
“We are looking at some other areas which include the house that was burnt, some people that she worked with… We are now getting the information and targeting the persons that it points to for questioning,” Amsterdam told reporters on Thursday.
Meanwhile, an autopsy conducted on Thursday on the woman’s body revealed that she died of shock and haemorrhaging due to gunshot wounds to the head.
As the investigation continues, Police are hoping to question the businessman. It is not known whether he is in the country. According to Amsterdam, investigators have not been able to get any information from the man in custody.
However, he noted that the 25-year-old man is no stranger to the lock-ups and getting the information they require from him will not be an easy task. “He is a tough nut to crack,” the Commander said.
