MURDER suspect, Kendell Joseph, called ‘James’, a 26-year-old male Amerindian from Tuseneng Village, North Pakaraimas, was found hanging at Kato Village, North Pakaraimas on Thursday and police are investigating his death as a suspected suicide.

Joseph was wanted for the double murder of Clifton Thomas and Sylvester Thomas, which occurred on July 11, 2025, at Tuseneng Creek, North Pakaraimas.

According to the police, enquiries revealed that at about 07:00hrs on Thursday, the suspect’s mother, Diana Peters and her family, left their home and went out for breakfast.

At about 08:50 hrs, they returned home, and his sister, Lornia Joseph, 28, went to the back of the house. There, she observed Joseph hanging and in a motionless position.

Police said she raised an alarm, and the matter was reported to the Kato Police Station.

The body was removed and taken to the Kato Cottage Hospital, where it was examined by the Medex who confirmed his death.