POLICE with help from public-spirited citizens Sunday evening apprehended the prime suspect wanted for the murder of Arnold Gordon in Central Rupununi ‘F’ Division (interior locations) just over two weeks ago.

It is alleged that the 28-year-old suspect allegedly clubbed and shot his cousin with an arrow on March 17, 2017 before burying the body in a shallow grave.

The body of Gordon, 24, a labourer of Crapaud Pond, Kumu Village, Central Rupununi, was found in a grave in an area known as Tiger Plate, Central Rupununi.

The victim was shot with an arrow under his right arm pit. An iron rod was also found near the murder scene.

The sole eyewitness to the killing is said to be a six-year-old boy, who is the slain man’s cousin.

According to reports, Gordon and his six-year-old cousin left home on March 16 to go fish at a pond next to the Tiger Plate area. While in the area, Gordon encountered his 28-year-old cousin, who is unemployed, and an argument ensued.

It is alleged that the suspect picked up a piece of wood and a metal rod and struck Gordon. The six-year-old, who was with Gordon, ran back home and told his grandmother.

When Gordon failed to return home the following day, Gordon’s mother reported the matter to a toshao, who informed the police.

The toshao and a team conducted a search for Gordon and eventually located what appeared to be a shallow grave in some bushes about 20 feet from the suspect’s camp.

After a few minutes of digging, they saw a hand protruding from the grave. They notified police, who dug up the grave, which was about two feet deep, and found Gordon’s corpse. The body was taken to the Lethem Hospital.