The army flew the bodies of the three slain Linden men out of the community via helicopter several minutes ago amidst angry scenes by residents.
Relatives and residents had strenuously demanded that autopsies be done in the community, because they said that they did not trust the police. Ivan Lewis of Wismar Housing Scheme, Ron Somerset of Amelia’s Ward and Shemroy Bouyea of Wisroc Housing Scheme were those killed by the police during a protest on Wednesday. The autopsies will be crucial in the full investigation that has been committed to by government.
In Linden, at around 3 pm today, the army removed the bodies of the three men from the Upper Demerara Hospital mortuary but because of the numerous roadblocks set up around the community by protesting residents, they were unable to leave. The bodies were taken to the Mackenzie police station and when the helicopter arrived, were taken to the nearby Mackenzie Sports Club ground and placed in the aircraft and flown away.
Before that, armed special unit police ranks surrounded the ground in battle mode warning that anyone advancing towards them would be shot. Angry residents are venting their frustrations on the ground. It was not clear if any relatives were on board the aircraft which appeared to be heading to the city.
