Police said unaware of threats

Police said they were unaware of any threats being made to Alicia Foster by a businessman shortly before she was gunned down last October.

James Foster had told Stabroek News earlier this month that through his workplace he learnt that his daughter was being threatened by a “certain businessman.” This information along with the description of the men who had abandoned the young woman’s car was reportedly passed onto the police, who did nothing, he said.

Contacted recently, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said he was unaware of any threats being made to Foster. However, he said that at the time of her death, Foster, an environmental officer, was conducting an investigation into a city business. He said that the woman who operated the business was questioned following after Foster was killed, but nothing was found to suggest that anyone from that business place had anything against her.

Persaud also noted James Foster’s reluctance to have his younger daughter assist the police with identification parades. He said police received information from persons at the scene about the perpetrators and checks were done but they were unsuccessful. He stated too that investigations were conducted in the area where Foster’s car was abandoned but no useful information was gathered.

Last October, Foster was shot in her face and pulled from her car by one of two men who were waiting outside her David Street, Kitty home. After the shooting, the gunman jumped into her car and drove away while his accomplice also fled the scene.

The day after the murder, the car was found abandoned at Well Road, North Ruim-veldt.

A week later, a suspect said to be matching the description of one of the perpetrators was held but subsequently released after he could not be picked out at an identification parade.

Shortly after the incident, the police had told this newspaper that they ruled out robbery as the motive behind the shooting stressing that they were following several leads in the case.