A man who managed to evade Police for two decades after killing his wife in 2002 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was arrested on Saturday afternoon.
Police were in search of the man, 51-year-old Gautier Jerome for the murder of his wife Roshinie Sooklall.
Arrested: Gautier Jerome
He was reportedly arrested at about 17:30h at Onderneeming/Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, by Police ranks who acted on information received.
It was reported that the ranks from the Anna Regina Police Station went to the Onderneeming/Sand Pit area where the murder suspect was seen and arrested.
He is presently in custody at the Anna Regina Police Station.
It was reported that Sooklall had left her husband after years of abuse and had moved in with her brother at Diamond, EBD. The man had reportedly begged the woman to return home, and she rejected his plea.
In January of 2002, it is alleged that Sooklall went to visit a female friend’s home, and she spent the day. Late in the night, the friend decided to follow her home through the dirt road, when she was reportedly attacked by the suspect who was armed with a knife.
During the attack, the man allegedly slashed the woman’s throat.
He then turned his attention to the woman’s friend who managed to escape. The man then made good his escape and was never seen again, until he was arrested by Police on Saturday.
