FOUR more persons have been arrested as the police intensify their investigation into the murder of Mohamed Haniff, 47, a taxi driver of Lot 56 Experiment, West Coast Berbice, who was chopped to the head when three masked men invaded his home last Friday.

Haniff died hours after the attack at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

According to the police, at approximately 21:00hrs, Hamid and his wife were at home when three unidentified men armed with a gun, cutlass and an iron bar pounced on them.

During the attack, one of the men fired several chops to Hamid’s head, after which they demanded cash and valuables. However, when the victims responded that they had none, the men escaped empty-handed.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that one of the four suspects in custody admitted to having a role in the commissioning of the crime with help from the dead man’s wife.

Reports are that the wife is facing financial troubles and reportedly pawned the house unbeknownst to her husband.

The Major Crime Unit during its initial investigation recognised that the wife’s account of the incident did not add up; hence, she was detained pending investigation, and in view of the alleged confession, she remains in custody.

Hanif arrived in the country last Friday and reportedly had in his possession some US$8,000 and a quantity of jewellery that he hid from his wife.  According to a source, the intention of the attackers was to relieve the man of the cash and jewellery and murder was never the motive.

The Investigation continues.