…was ‘accidentally released’ from prison pending murder trial
Alvin Reid, also called ‘Satan’, a person who was wanted for the offence of rape committed three years ago, was arrested on Wednesday in the community of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
‘Satan’ after he was arrested on Wednesday
Based on reports received, Police, acting on information received, went to an area in Ann’s Grove, ECD and arrested the 37-year-old wanted man.
Reid was serving time in prison on a murder charge when he was ‘accidentally released’, and he has since been wanted for discharging a loaded firearm, larceny of cattle, and other offences.
Upon his arrest, wounds were seen on his left side abdomen, and a suspected gunshot wound was on his back.
He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was treated and admitted as a patient. He remains under Police guard at the hospital.
The Police have said that two Constables were injured during Reid’s arrest. They were taken to the Mahaicony Hospital, where they were treated and sent away.
Reid, of Nimrod Street, Ann’s Grove, was committed to stand trial for the murder of 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, which occurred between August 8 and 9, 2016. It was reported that Hamilton and Reid, who had been known to each other, had gone for a swim in the Hope Canal on August 8, 2016, but she was never again seen alive.
Her body was subsequently found by residents of the community, floating in the canal several miles away from the Hope Canal Bridge.
Hamilton, of Two Sisters Village, ECD, had left home following an argument with her father over the telephone, and did not return home. Reid, who had managed to evade the Police after being identified as a suspect in her murder, was eventually found hiding in a barrel in the Ann’s Grove cemetery a few days later.
Further, it was reported that Reid was cleared of the charge in March 2017 due to insufficient evidence, but following an appeal by the Police in September of that same year, he was re-arrested and committed to stand trial.
The Police have not released any information with respect to the rape allegation.
