Firearm, ammo found at Barakat Backdam Body of ECD man found submerged in trench

Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) found a gun along with ammunition at the Barakat Backdam after acting on information received.

Reports are that at about 11:25h on Friday, Police ranks were on patrol, when they received information about the location of a firearm. As a result, the ranks went to an abandoned camp and conducted a search.

During the search, a 4” PVC pipe was seen in the abandoned house. Upon inspection, one of the ranks found a 12-gauge shotgun along with ten matching cartridges wrapped in a salt bag and stashed inside the pipe.

There was no serial number or maker’s name visible on the weapon. Signs of recent activity were also observed in the area. No arrest was made.

Investigations are in progress. (G9)

The body of a man was on Sunday morning found submerged in a trench at Dazzle Scheme on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).

The man has only been identified as “Fiah” of Second Street, Dazzle Scheme, ECD.

Reports are that the man was last seen alive by villagers on Saturday evening imbibing alcohol. However, on Sunday morning, his lifeless body was discovered in the trench, a house away from his home.

Persons are of the be- lief that man in his drunken state, might have been making his way home when he ended up in the trench, and was unable to get out.

Following the discovery, the Police were called to the scene and an investigation has been launched.

More than a week ago, a similar incident occurred where the lifeless body of a 45-year-old mechanic was pulled from a trench at Ogle, ECD.

The man, Kevin Singh, of Industry Crown Dam, ECD, is a known alcoholic and had been reported missing after he left his home but never returned. Family members said Singh would usually leave his home for long periods, but after a considerable amount of time had passed and he did not return home, they realised something was amiss.

They had launched a search for him, but he had not been located hours after that search had commenced. However, the following day, the man’s body was spotted floating in a trench at Ogle. (G9)

Essequibo Coast man stabbed to death, teen wife confesses

An Essequibo Coast woman is now in Police custody after she allegedly stabbed her common-law husband to death in the wee hours of Sunday morning at Macknab, Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

Dead is Anthony Shivlall, popularly known as “Davie” of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast.

Reports are that the 27-year-old man was stabbed at about 02:00h during an argument with his wife.

This newspaper was told that on Saturday, Shivlall and his wife were both at a birthday party for the teenager’s grandmother at the woman’s home at Macknab, Lima Sands.

The grandmother, Bernadine Williams, told investigators that at about 17:00h, the couple had an argument that resulted in the teenager leaving the party and going home. However, at about 02:00h on Saturday morning, the teenager returned to her grandmother’s house and asked for her husband.

According to Williams, she told her granddaughter that Shivlall was inside the lower flat of the house. The woman said her granddaughter went into the lower flat of the house, where she spent a while, which prompted her to make checks.

Police in a statement said that upon checking, the grandmother saw Shivlall lying on the ground, and her granddaughter was over him.

“She was stabbing him with a knife to his chest area, causing him to receive injuries, after which she ran east of the lower flat, exited and made good of her escape,” the Police said.

The matter was reported and the Police went to the scene. Detectives reported that they observed one stab wound on the victim’s left chest area, one stab wound to his lower right chest area, and one to his left hand.

Acting on information received, the Police arrested the suspect at her mother’s house in Macknab. Police said that the teen admitted to stabbing her husband. Shivlall’s body was escorted to the Suddie Public Hospital, where it was formally pronounced dead on arrival. The body is presently at the Suddie Hospital’s Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

(G9)