Prime suspect in female security officer’s murder shot by Police

…3 to be charged for manslaughter

The prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 68-year-old Margarett Dawnson, whose partially nude body was discovered on Monday last in the Le Repentir Cemetery, was shot by Police on Thursday.

The suspect, a young man of Albouystown, Georgetown, is a known character to the police after he was previously fingered in several criminal activities in his community.
However, following the arrest of three other men in connection with the murder of the security officer, they have since identified him as the prime suspect.
Upon receiving the information, Police were notified that the suspect was at Stabroek Market Area and swopped down on the location.
During a confrontation between the suspect and the police, the 22-year-old whipped out a knife and attempted to stab one of the police officers. In retaliation, the police discharged a round, hitting the murder accused to his left side leg. He was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted in a stable condition.
Meanwhile, also in custody for the heinous crime are two teenagers along with the taxi driver, in whose possession the woman’s belongings were found.
The two teenagers and the taxi driver are expected to appear in court in the new week where they will be charged with manslaughter.
This charge was recommended by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after reviewing the case file.
The 68-year-old woman, a security officer attached to the Professional Guard Service (PGS) of Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), left home on Sunday evening for work but her body was found lying between two tombs in the cemetery.
The woman’s family along with her employer have called on the police to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.