The battered body of a Rose Hall businessman was found yesterday morning a short distance away from his house, from where a safe was stolen.
Lomenzo Johnny, also known as ‘Sham,’ 49, of Lot 11 East Side Line Dam, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, was found about 300 meters away from his home around 7 am yesterday inside the ‘Shavey Farm’ located at the rear of the JC Chandisingh Secondary School. He appeared to have been beaten and his feet were tied together.
The discovery was made by the farm’s workers.
Stabroek News was told that the man’s feet were tied together with a shoe lace, while what appeared to be strangulation marks were observed on his neck. There was also a puncture wound above his left eye and his entire face was covered in blood.
Additionally, about four feet away from the body a red, black and white sweater, red and black sneakers, a pair of red and black scissors, and a
piece of wood were also dis-covered.
According to a police source, three persons, who are known characters in the area, were detained for questioning yesterday.
Police have been told that the businessman exercised in the evenings along the road next to the farm and they suspect that he was attacked, after which the perpetrators proceeded to his house in search of valuables and other items.
According to information gathered by police, Johnny’s home, where he lived alone and operated a grocery store, was ran-sacked but there was no forced entry observed.
Police later discovered that a safe from the upper flat of the man’s house was missing. They did find a pistol with 28 matching live rounds of ammunition inside of the house. The police source noted that the businessman was not a licensed firearm holder.
Johnny’s uncle-in-law yesterday told this newspaper that he was informed minutes before 7 am that the businessman’s body was discovered in some “bushes” near his house.
In April, 2016, Johnny was pounced on by two bandits, who robbed him of $300,000 in cash. The businessman, who was extremely fearful after the robbery, had told this newspaper that he com-plied with the bandits’ demands after he noticed that both were armed with guns.
After that robbery Johnny decided to place grills around his entire house and in front of the counters of the grocery store.
The relative noted that Johnny’s wife and three children reside overseas.
