ON the day that Linden businessman, Romel Edison Gomes was found dead in his house which also houses his business place, two men were seen at the premises. They were spotted by the babysitter for the now dead man’s toddler son.
On Friday the woman who saw the men positively identified one of them during an identification parade at a police station after he was picked up on Wednesday last by the police in Georgetown.

The police picked up the man while he was at a location on Carmichael Street. The operation to locate him was said to be intelligence-driven with persons from Linden and Georgetown sharing information with the police about the man’s movements.
That operation was reportedly ongoing for some two weeks before the police managed to apprehend the suspect.

Up to Saturday, he did not confirm that he was the person at the location nor did he admit to the crime, but the police are positive that they have the right man as he fits the description given to the police by the person who saw him on the day in question.
Gomes was killed at his home by a gunshot wound. He was found with his hands and feet tied while his mouth was gagged.

His home was ransacked and the police suspected that cash was missing. It is believed that the man was killed during the course of a robbery.

The police questioned the suspect’s motive for travelling all the way to the mining town to commit the act and questioned how he got to the location. On the day the man was killed, his car was also removed from his home but it was subsequently recovered and nothing was taken from it.

The police are hoping to lay charges shortly.