LANCE Corporal Compton Joseph is believed to have committed suicide at his Sophia home.

Police report finding the 47-year-old Joseph dead in his house at Sophia just days after an internal audit revealed that Gy$1 million, comprising station bail for various persons apprehended by the police, had disappeared from the City Constabulary during his tour of duty, and could not be accounted for.

Joseph had been a member of the City Constabulary for over fifteen years, and had moved up the ranks to hold the position of ‘Officer-in-charge-of-Stores’ at the time of his demise.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Leslie James, has informed that the 47-year-old Joseph may have been in charge of the cash and property that is missing. He had reportedly “walked off the job” after the internal audit revelation, and had been wanted by national and city police.

(Alex Wayne)