Hours after being arrested, the wife of slain Herstelling carpenter Nathan Persaud on Friday night confessed to planning his murder and subsequently hiring the killer who remains at large, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.
Stabroek News was told that a threat to have her removed from her home, once a property dispute between the two was settled by the High Court, was the motive behind the killing.
Blanhum, when contacted, said police have an indication of the assailant’s identity and they are looking for him.
Persaud, 43, of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, was murdered in his home last Thursday morning.