THE police on Friday arrested a businessman as they continue their probe into the murder of 61-year-old Deonarine Liliah and his 29-year-old son, Gopaul Liliah.

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the businessman and the younger Liliah were involved in a business arrangement which somewhat went sour along the way and the matter was taken to court. The arrangement had to do with the shipment of a quantity of spices.
This publication was told that the court is set to rule very shortly in the matter and the police have been aware that the cash involved in the transaction was more than seven million Guyana dollars. Detectives are of the view that the businessman whose name was given as ‘Dyal’ could have vital information for the cops in relation to the matter.
In addition to Dyal, two other persons have been arrested and they remain in custody. They are said to be an alleged seller and purchaser of one of the mobile devices which were taken from the home of the dead duo.

Autopsies performed on the remains of the two men on Wednesday found that they died as a result of multiple stab wounds. The police believe that the crime was one of passion and which could not have been done by one person. The elder Liliah was found dead in his bedroom and his son in the hallway of the house.

The men were last seen on Saturday and it was on Tuesday that they were discovered dead in the house in decomposing states. The police were called to the Craig Street address after residents who had not seen the man and his son for a few days received a stench coming from the upper flat of the home where the two lived. The ranks came, made their way into the house and made the discovery. The Liliahs ground spices at their home. When the police arrived at the location on Tuesday when the men’s bodies were discovered, they said there were no signs of forced entry into the house. Added to that, CCTV footage which they managed to review found that a male was seen scaling the western fence to the property. The house was also ransacked according to what detectives told this publication on the day the crime was discovered.