After being on the run for a little over one month during which time he had travelled to Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin Budhoo was yesterday arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Corentyne money changer Mohamed Fizal Mamood Baksh.
This was confirmed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who told Stabroek News that the police are awaiting legal advice before the suspect can be charged.
Baksh, 56, called ‘Sugar Cake’ of Lot 5 Grant 1780 Crabwood Creek went missing after he left his house sometime around 8.10 am on December 21, 2015 to change some currency at Number 65 Village.
On the morning of December 24, his family’s worst fears were confirmed when his body was found on the foreshore at Number 63 Village, Corentyne. An autopsy gave the cause of death as haemorrhage and shock due to a fractured skull.
His brother, Mohammed Jaboor Baksh, had told Stabroek News that around 4 pm on December 21, his brother’s wife started to get worried as he had not returned home at the usual time.
The brother explained that a man identified as Budhoo, who normally sold next to Baksh, had called him and told him about two foreigners who had some currency to change.
Baksh then went to Number 65 Village with the intention of doing business since Budhoo had reportedly been calling him since the previous Saturday to carry out the transaction.
This newspaper understands that following Budhoo’s arrest, he gave investigators a detailed description of the crime, which he had reportedly planned because he was in debt and knew that Baksh usually had large sums of money on his person.
Baksh was reportedly lured to Number 63 beach, where he was battered, robbed and left to die.
Budhoo subsequently bought an airline ticket and left the country the following day.
