Police to seek DNA help from Brazil

CRIME Chief Seelall Persaud disclosed, yesterday, that following the April 12, 2013 murder of 89-year-old Millicent Cummings, at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara, a DNA sample will be sent to Brazil for analysis, next month, to aid in the investigation.A few days after the octogenarian woman was killed, nine male suspects were held and later released but DNA samples were taken from three of them, all from the Cove and John community, some of whom are drug

addicts (junkies).

The bloodied and semi-nude body of Cummings was found on April 12, 2013, under a house at Cove and John, having been bludgeoned to death.
A post mortem performed on her corpse by pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as severe blunt trauma to the face and the report indicated that the woman was also sexually assaulted.
Meanwhile, in relation to the homicide of 70-year-old Frederick Thomas, at Gaumont Hotel, in Georgetown, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law Enforcement) said there has been no new development but the probe continues.
Two suspects were detained for questioning but were, subsequently, let go and a third suspect was being sought.
Thomas was discovered on the stairway of the High Street, Georgetown Hotel, with a stab wound to his chest, at about 14:30 hrs on April 15 last.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) but no motive for that crime has been established by the police.

DOMINO FANATIC
There has yet been no arrest either in the cold-blooded late night murder of domino fanatic Orin Joseph at his home/business place, Lot 1222 Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt Park, on April 14.
Crime Chief Persaud said there is nothing further on that investigation, too.
Initially a suspect, who had been in custody, was released and police were looking for another person to question.
Joseph, 52, was gunned down by a volley of bullets about 23:40 hrs just after a domino competition had ended in front of his home during an electricity outage. One of the shots hit him in his abdomen and there were no eyewitnesses to the crime.
However, the jewels he was wearing at the time were taken by two men on a motorcycle from Joseph, who was the President of Blue Bird Domino Club.
He had briefly exited his yard and was about to take his car and park it under his house when he was attacked by the men, who escaped in the dark.
Persaud said the victim’s wife, Faye Joseph had heard explosions and, when she went to enquire the cause, she saw her mortally wounded husband lying on the road.
She revealed that Joseph had been relieved of a gold chain and a gold band but no motive for the murder/robbery has yet been determined.
The well-known businessman was taken to the GPHC, where he succumbed while receiving medical treatment.

(By Michel Outridge)