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Information received suggests that the police are still hunting for the man, who fled further into the backlands after committing the act and has not been seen since. The police are working with a description which they received from persons who had seen the man earlier on Tuesday.
The woman, who had two sons and a daughter, worked as a cook at the said interior location for the past six years. Reports suggest that the woman had been living legally in Guyana, and had all her supporting documents.
The woman had been employed with the owner of a dredge, for whose workers she would usually cook.
Investigators from the city travelled to the mining community on Tuesday afternoon to begin investigating her death. In the latter part of 2012 and early part of 2013, there have been numerous murders in the mining communities, some of which have seen persons arrested, while the police still continue to look for suspects in several others.
In addition to murders, there have been cases of the police stumbling upon persons in possession of arms and ammunition without the relevant documentation to prove they are legally authorized to possess such items. Already, several persons are before the courts for murders and possession of arms and ammunition respectively found in interior locations.
Earlier this year, President Donald Ramotar and Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell expressed concern and alarm at the level of illegal activities occurring in hinterland areas, with the President calling for a more rigid arrangement to curb the incidences.
The commissioner likewise spoke of the GPF’s efforts to make the hinterland communities safer by beefing up the number of ranks and checkpoints there. A special committee has also been established to monitor operations in the interior, among other arrangements.
