THE police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect in connection with the death of eight-month-old Romain Seth, who was killed when a house at Lot 462 Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was torched last month.Commander of ‘F’ Division, Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram, said diligent efforts by the police resulted in the suspect being caught at Nine Miles, Mahdia, Region Eight.

Reports indicate that the blaze started around 02:30 hrs on January, 23, 2017, after the teenage neighbour and his friends threw “fire balls” into the house in which the infant and his family were sleeping.

According to information, a gang that includes a teenager reportedly accused the toddler’s grandmother of ‘snitching’ on him and his gang to the cops, resulting in the lawmen raiding the neighbourhood frequently for guns and drugs.

The baby’s grandmother, Michelle Menezes, believes that the fire was retaliation for a report she had made to the police, after finding a gun stashed in a tree in her backyard, allegedly by the youth.

The suspect, along with other villagers, used her yard as a short cut to get to another street.

Menezes said after she had reported the matter, the police started raiding the place and eventually she started getting threats from the young man and his gang.