Although a man was charged with the recent bloody attack on Abdool and Neeranie Kadir, their family remains critical of the investigation conducted by the police.
Shaneeza, one of the couple’s daughters and who was also a victim of last week Sunday’s attack, told Stabroek News that she was frustrated with the investigation.
Shaneeza recalled identifying two men as her assailants during an identification parade but only one of the suspects was charged while the other was released. She said her family is now fearful as they have been told that another attack is being planned, this time targeting other relatives.
However, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Stabroek News that the man who was released from police custody was not a suspect at the time of the identification parade and the investigations are still ongoing into the matter.
On August 15th, the home of the Number 2 Village, West Coast Berbice family was invaded by three men, one of whom was armed with a gun and the other two with cutlasses. Kadir and his wife were chopped during the attack, while Shaneeza and her sister, Allissa, were assaulted and robbed.
Gopaul Seecharran was charged last Friday with three counts of armed robbery stemming from the attack.
Members of the Kadir family were absent from court on Friday since the news of one of the men being released from custody confused them.
“I didn’t even ask them about the man who was charged because like I get so confused I didn’t even remember about he,” Shaneeza said.
In addition, Shaneeza related that one of the three men who is still at large was seen by her brother at the Rosignol Stelling and a call was immediately made to the police but they were unable to locate the man.
Another man, Shaneeza said, was overheard relating how he planned the robbery.
The man, who is said to be a relative of the Kadirs, knows the family well and he is also acquainted with the house and surrounding areas, Shaneeza said.
She said that he was also heard saying that he advised that pliers be used to cut open an entrance to the back fence from where the bandits gained entry into the yard.
After hearing the story, a neighbour promptly called the police and informed them about the conversation but no police responded to the report, she said.
The man, who is also a fisherman, has since left for the sea, Shaneeza said.
She said the family believes that if the police had an intelligent plan to capture the bandits, they may have already been apprehended. “We fed up to give statement and nothing happening… is every day the police them coming to take the same statement over and over and nothing happening,” Shaneeza stressed.
She added that the police force is clearly failing them due to its incompetence but relatives will make use of every available resource in order to receive justice.
Meanwhile, Neeranie, who was severely chopped during the robbery, remains bedridden and in pain, Shaneeza said.
Relatives took the injured woman to the Mahaicony Hospital and she was given some additional pain killers recently.
