THE US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with technical assistance in its probe into the murders of West Coast Berbice teens, Joel and Isaiah Henry, and Haresh Singh. Recently, President Irfaan Ali said he was aware that the Police Force reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for some assistance. The government had also engaged the Caribbean’s Regional Security System (RSS). “I have told the police that whatever additional help they need and we can facilitate, we will,” the President had said.

The mutilated bodies of the Henry Boys were discovered on September 6 in the Cotton Tree backdam, West Coast Berbice (WCB).  Three days later, Singh was found in a bloodied state in the Number Three Village backlands, hours after he left home on his motorcycle to transport water for his relatives who were working on their farm.

The gruesome deaths sent shockwaves throughout the country and resulted in widespread public outrage and mass protests. Meanwhile, Dr. Fondebrider, who is the Director of the Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF), came to Guyana recently on a fact-finding mission, to determine whether the EAAF can provide assistance to the local authorities as they investigate these murders. Before his departure, he requested key documents from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), including the autopsy reports, reports from the crime scene and the complementary analysis, among other things. These would enable him to offer his opinion and advice.