POLICE detectives, in Region Six, were summoned to a jail cell at the Whim Police Station where a prisoner was found hanging on Sunday at around 6:00hrs.
Dead is 37-year-old Courtney Persaud, who was arrested last Saturday for allegedly raping one of his close relatives.

Persaud, initially, fled law enforcement officers in Region Four but on Saturday, police investigators got word of his location and moved in on him. He was arrested in Manchester Village, East Berbice-Corentyne during the operation.

Persaud was accused of sexually molesting one of his female family members. He had first committed the act when the victim was 11 years old, and has since impregnated her.
A report was made to the police but before he could have been arrested, Persaud fled to Berbice. There, he reportedly sexually molested another teenage girl while living with her mother.

Commander of Region Six, Senior Superintendent Calvin Brutus, confirmed the incident to Guyana Chronicle on Sunday. He said a probe has already been launched.
He also confirmed that Persaud was not alone in the cell at the time of the incident. As such, the other prisoners are expected to be questioned.

Persaud was slated to be escorted to Georgetown, on Sunday afternoon, when he would have been handed over to police detectives in Region Four. The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) was also involved in the investigation after the matter was brought to its attention.