Following the discovery of burnt materials in Wisroc, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) believed to belong to wanted man Jamal Bourne, who died after shooting himself during a live video on Sunday, one of six suspects taken into custody told detectives that Bourne’s body was removed to nearby bushes and set on fire.
Jamal Bourne, also called “Skinny.”
This was confirmed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Wednesday, while adding that the suspect claimed Bourne had expressed fear for his life days before the incident and had instructed him to record a Tiktok Live video.
According to the suspect, Bourne shot himself shortly after the video was recorded. In a state of panic, the suspects reportedly transported Bourne’s body to an isolated location, where they set it and other personal belongings on fire. The following day, they returned to the area and observed that the body had not been completely burned.
As a result, they disposed of the remaining body parts in a nearby creek. He added that during interrogation, the suspects gave a detailed account of the shooting incident and their involvement in attempting to get rid of the body.
Police, in a statement, related that ranks conducted an operation on Tuesday evening at Three Miles, Wisroc, Linden, as the probe in relation to a video circulating on social media involving wanted man Jamal Bourne, also called “Skinny.”
However, acting on information received, ranks searched a wooden structure situated in dense vegetation, during which a black and silver Taurus pistol with its serial number filed off was found concealed under a mattress, along with six live rounds of .32 ammunition.
During the exercise, a heap of burnt material was observed in close proximity to the wooden structure, thus prompting forensic experts to be deployed to the area to conduct further examinations. Police stated that six persons who were at the location at the time were arrested and taken to the McKenzie Police Station.
The persons in custody are two teenagers from Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and Bell West Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara, respectively; a 20-year-old from Beaver Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown; a 20-year-old from Kaneville, East Bank Demerara; a 21-year-old female from Samatta Point, Grove, EBD; and a 26-year-old from Church Street, Georgetown.
Meanwhile, following the revelation, they were reportedly taken back to the scene on Wednesday as attempts to locate the body were underway.
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