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A husband and wife remain in custody for the murder of Abdool Subrati, 42, of Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, who was shot and killed by armed men during a robbery at Herstelling, EBD, on Thursday morning.
Reports are the man was arrested mere hours after the fatal shooting while his wife was arrested a day later, after it was discovered that she cleared the spent shells from the scene.
Upon her arrest she told detectives that she was helping the aggrieved family to clear the area during which she found spent shells and disposed of them.
The two suspects, who occupied the bottom flat of the house owned by relatives of the now dead man, are being investigated as the mastermind of the robbery against the owners, who were visiting from the US.
Acting Crime Chief, Hugh Jessemy when contacted told Guyana Times that an identification parade was conducted on Saturday and a few persons were identified and are assisting in the investigations.
He also confirmed that the tenants are cooperating with the Police.
Investigations are continuing.
On the other hand, the relatives of the victims have vacated the house.
One relative told Guyana Times that out of fear, a decision was taken to vacate the premises while adding that the tenants were also asked to leave.
On the night of the shooting, the now dead man had gone to the location to visit with the holidaying family when five armed men stormed the premises. One of the armed men reportedly hid in the bathroom while the four others stayed in the toilet.
Amika Appiah, the visiting Guyanese was however confronted by one of the men after she went to take a shower at around 02:00h. After realising what was happening, she raised an alarm but it was then the four others ran out of the toilet area.
She was held at gunpoint and demanded that she hand over a “white bag” which she later confirmed had a sum of money and important documents.
The gunmen then proceeded to discharged rounds and it was during that time, the father of one was shot to the neck. She however was flung to the ground by a bandit and used the opportunity to secure herself along with other relatives.
The men then went into the upper flat where they found the bag and made good their escape but not before discharging several more rounds.
Meanwhile, the injured Subrati was taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was treated and transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he underwent surgery but subsequently died.