RANKS of the Criminal Investigation Department were, up to late last evening, questioning Gwendolyn Persaud to extract any vital information she may have in relation to the death of her ex-husband, 46-year-old Nathan Persaud, who was murdered in his Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home on Thursday while home alone.Police sources have confirmed that the man’s ex-wife has been arrested for questioning because she just might have a motive to influence the death of her former husband.

The police were yesterday fed with information, that after their separation, the two people had not been on terms, as the woman had wanted the man’s property but that was not something the man was willing to give up so easily. As such, their dispute had begun to engage the court’s attention.

Picked up from her home on Friday, the woman was, up to late last evening, not cooperating with the police as they questioned her. Persons close to the family had informed the police of the couple’s dispute over the property.

Up to late last evening, police had received no word or information on the man who had been seen walking away from the home of the deceased shortly before his dead body was discovered sprawled on the floor of his home.

The police were told that the woman had reportedly contracted the suspect, who is thus far unknown, to eliminate her husband so that she can inherit the home which they once shared as husband and wife.

A post-mortem yesterday found 20 stab wounds on the man’s body, which actually caused his demise. Police sources indicate that the man had sustained 13 wounds to the head and another 7 to the back, all of which confirmed he had received blunt and sharp injuries.

The Herstelling community was plunged into a state of mourning yesterday when word got around that Nathan was found murdered in his home. His son had earlier left their home for the road.
Relatives are disputing any theorising that the killing was robbery-related, as nothing in the home was ransacked. On Thursday, the man’s sons, who lived at the home with him, told police and reporters that they have no problem with anyone.

They said that the only thing taken from the home was a laptop, and that the persons who had entered the home had gained entry from one point and had left using another.

There were reports in other sections of the media that the man who had reportedly committed the act had been spotted by persons as he left the crime scene very calmly and composed, as if nothing had gone wrong.