FORTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Imogene Gordon and 42-year-old, Roylon John, the Linden couple whose bloodied bodies were discovered in their yard on Wednesday evening, at Prosville, Wismar Linden, both died of multiple stabs wounds.

This was the result of the post-mortem examination that was conducted on Friday, by government pathologist, Nehaul Singh. He concluded that the couple died from deep incised wounds numbering 28, which include cuts and stabs.

The 48-year-old suspect, the ex-lover of Gordon, remains in police custody. He was arrested on Thursday after attempting to return to the murder scene. Regional Commander, Hugh Winter, said a file is being prepared to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the suspect will appear in court in the new week.

When he was arrested, he had a gaping wound to his hand and was treated at the Linden Hospital Complex, before being placed in custody at the Mackenzie Police Station.
It was less than two weeks ago that the suspect was in police custody, charged and placed before the court for threatening to chop off Gordon’s hands and feet. He was placed on six months bond to keep the peace.

The suspect shared a relationship with Gordon for four years but friends of Gordon said he was very abusive. She decided to end it after the situation worsened.
Since they were in a common-law relationship and both contributed financially to the house that was presently under construction, he was ordered by the magistrate, to live on another property owned by the deceased, which is just one lot away from where the attack took place.

Gordon, a mother of six, returned to Guyana in 2019, after living years overseas. She was described as a hardworking woman.

John was a mason and came to Linden to ply his trade. He was actually employed to construct Gordon’s house. He hails from Kildonan Village, Corentyne Berbice and leaves to mourn four children.