A SECOND suspect in the double-murder at Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice has confessed to the crime, police reported.The two men have also implicated a third man, and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday that the police are now trying to contact that third person for questioning.

The name of the third suspect, a 24-year-old, has been given, including his alias and his last known address — McKenzie Street, Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice.

The brutal murder of 81-year-old Arthur Rajkumar and his reputed wife Dianne Chamanlall, 44, took place at their home at 93A Middle Dam, Bush Lot village, WCB in the wee hours of Saturday morning last. The mutilated bodies were found when the police responded to a call reporting screams emanating from the home. Prompt response by officers and ranks of the Fort Wellington Police Station interrupted the robbers, and they fled the scene with the police in hot pursuit. They, however, managed to escape.

The police have since determined that the motive was robbery, since the bandits, on fleeing, left behind valuables they had packed up to take away from the scene.

With the successful investigation still ongoing, capital charges are expected to be laid against the confessed perpetrators sometime this week.

By Clifford Stanley