Man confesses over Ruby murder – police

Police have gotten a confession in the Davonan Sookram murder case from a suspect in custody and the hunt is on for a second person, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.

Giving an update on the case, Blanhum told Stabroek News that “we have a suspect in custody who has since confessed to his involvement in the crime”.

He added that detectives are at the moment searching for another suspect. An ex-policeman was arrested soon after Sookram’s decomposing body was found along the access road at Ruby, East Bank Essequibo by a group of fishermen passing the area. The gruesome discovery was