A NINETEEN- year-old has reportedly confessed to the police as being the driver of Toyota Spacio, PSS 5252 which was used to toss a fragmentation grenade at Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall’s vehicle Saturday last, according to police sources. The driver reportedly abandoned the vehicle after crashing into an elderly woman near Norton Street and Mandela Avenue, shortly after the device was thrown.
Police Tuesday morning arrested six men and seized the motor car.
The police appear to be close to identifying the mastermind and motive behind the attack. When the device was thrown, Mr. Lall and several staffers were in proximity, outside the Kaieteur News premises, where a wake was being held for Kaieteur News Assistant Editor Dale Andrews.
Police said 15 detectives are working on the case to ensure that all ends are covered.
Video footage from a Kaieteur News CCTV camera shows the grey-coloured vehicle, heading north, slowing as it approached Mr. Lall’s vehicle. The occupants then accelerated after the device was thrown. The grenade, discovered by staff of the newspaper, did not explode, although it was later discovered that the pin had been removed.
The police had exploded the device at the Kitty seawall. United Kingdom High Commissioner, James Quinn, Government officials and the Guyana Press Association (GPA), among others, have condemned the act.