Two murder suspects currently on remand have escaped from the Mackenzie Police Station’s lock ups early Tuesday morning and were still at large up to press time. Currently on the run are Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander, 32, of 130 Layne Avenue and Robin Thomas of West Front Road, East La Penitence, Georgetown.

The prisoners were temporarily placed at the lock ups as they were to appear at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court later in the day.
Commander of E’ Division Calvin Brutus told the Guyana Chronicle that the prisoners escaped through a hole in the wall that they craftily broke out.
The hole is in the vicinity of the bathroom area where the pipe leads out to the exterior of the lock ups.
After exiting the lock ups through the hole, it was alleged by the Station Sergeant Cameron who was on duty that the prisoners crawled under the fence to exit the compound as it would have been impossible for them to jump over.
Present in the lock ups during the daring escape were 11 other prisoners. Some of them related to Sergeant Cameron what had transpired. Some tried to escape through the hole but they could not fit.
“The two prisoners were successful in their attempt as they are very thin,” reasoned the Sergeant. A head count is normally done every half hour and one was done by Sergeant Fraser who was also on duty about 15 minutes before this escape transpired. Sergeant Fraser was prompted to do an investigation as his attention was struck by a consecutive knocking in the lock ups. Upon investigating, he was surprised to see two prisoners missing. This prompted a thorough examination and it was then that the hole in the wall was observed. A wanted bulletin has already been sent to all stations countrywide and revolving road blocks have been set up at strategic points in the Linden in an effort to recapture the escapees.

“I have ruled out the idea that ranks on duty have assisted these prisoners in anyway because these ranks would not do anything to implicate themselves or bring embarrassment to the entire Police Force,” posited Sergeant Cameron.
The prisoners were charged with the murder of Shevon Gordon, 44, formerly of Block 22, Linden. She was shot in the evening hours on April 4 during an attempted robbery. The two accused, attempted to snatch her bag but she put up a struggle.
Her son who ran to her rescue also received a gunshot wound to the leg. Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander was arrested and charged eight months ago while Robin Thomas was captured and charged only six weeks ago. Both were remanded to the Camp Street Prison.