Police nab suspect who confessed on video

THE police on the East Coast of Demerara were on Monday night able to apprehend their prime suspect in the murder of 57-year-old Plaisance grandmother, Jennifer Ann Mendonca. 

The Guyana Chronicle was reliably informed that after the suspect was apprehended by the police, he confessed to killing the woman and making off with several items from her home. While his name has not yet been released, this publication was told that the man did not ‘beat around the bush’ in telling investigators what he did, why and how.
The team of investigators, who recently graduated from a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) training course, used their newly-acquired skills to stake out a particular location, based on intelligence received, and were able to apprehend the man.
Using their interviewing techniques and other methods derived from the training sessions, the police were able to get the suspect to disclose his motive for committing the crime. However, there are still other aspects of the investigation that the police need to complete before the man is charged and placed before the court.
This publication was told that the man at one point was a visitor at the woman’s home and carried out chores assigned to him and for which he was paid. He knew his way around the yard, and some sections of the woman’s home.
The police were able to apprehend the man based on intelligence received from persons who are very close to the man.
Last week the police arrested two persons for questioning in relation to the murder of the woman who was discovered bound and with a pillow over her face by her neighbours.
The police had lifted fingerprints from the scene and questioned several persons in the area with respect to the incident. This publication was also informed that the prime suspect who the police were looking for since Sunday also agreed to give a confession via video footage and that has been done.
Persons raised an alarm when they searched the woman’s house for her last Friday after she was not seen for most of the day and discovered that she was murdered.
Based on an eyewitness report following the discovery last Friday, the police were able to arrest the first two persons, one of whom also supplied information to the police on the man who committed the dastardly act.

(By Leroy Smith)