The person who allegedly chopped and killed Jason Dundas during a scuffle in the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison more than a week ago has been identified, Commander of Region 4(C) Royston Andries-Junor confirmed.
Contacted for an update yesterday, Andries-Junor told Stabroek News that while the suspect has been identified, the person remains in the confines of the prison due to the restrictions in place because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“The suspect is still in the prison but because of the restriction and so on we got to wait…..The important thing is that he is not running anywhere,” Andries-Junor said.
Dundas, a resident of Ann’s Grove Village, East Coast Demerara was fatally chopped on the evening of April 21st during a scuffle with other inmates in the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison.
The incident had taken place around 7pm, one day after four prisoners escaped from the facility.
The police in a press release had said that enquiries disclosed that there was a scuffle between inmates in the Holding Bay after which Dundas was bought out by other inmates.
Dundas was examined by officers on duty during which it was observed that he had sustained injuries about his body including his face. The injuries were said to have been inflicted with the use of an improvised weapon.
He was rushed to the prison infirmary and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Dundas was admitted to prison on August 30, 2019 after he was remanded for allegedly having in his possession 96 pounds of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
The charge had alleged that on August 27th, 2019, at Cornhill Street, Dundas had 43.77 kilogrammes (equivalent to 96.5 pounds) in his possession for trafficking.
