Law enforcement officers on the Corentyne yesterday apprehended a murder suspect who had been on the run for almost four years.
The suspect had escaped from the La Grange Police Station in July 2016.
Police Commander of Region Six, Senior Superintendent Calvin Brutus last night told Stabroek News that ranks in the division acting on intelligence arrested the suspect, Anthony Jhagroo, 24, a labourer of lot 494 Belle West, West Bank Demerara.
At the time of the arrest, Jhagroo was living in Bound Yard, Port Mourant with his wife and child and operated as a barber, Brutus said.
Subsequent to his arrest, the commander said he provided a different name but after being questioned he admitted to being Jhagroo.
He was arrested just around 10 am yesterday and was handed over to ranks in Regional Division Three (West Demerara).
Jhagroo was at the station lock-ups in connection with the murder of mechanic Yugeshwar Shiwcharan. Between 2 am and 3 am on July 13, 2016 he escaped, less than a day after he had surrendered to the police. He escaped through a hole in the southern side of the cell wall.
This newspaper was informed that two police officers who were on duty at the time of the incident were placed on close arrest following the escape.
Shiwcharan, of Lot 485 Belle West, was beaten with a piece of wood minutes before midnight on July 6 and later succumbed to his injuries.
This newspaper had reported that hours before the beating, Shiwcharan had started to behave in a strange manner in his home and as a result his wife had locked herself in her bedroom. He then stripped off all of his clothes and made his way to his neighbour’s premises. The suspect had attempted to get Shiwcharan out of the yard, allegedly dealing him several cuffs and kicks about his body in the process. He left but returned two hours later, at which point he was confronted. A scuffle ensued and he was badly beaten about his body. The suspect’s sister then alerted Shiwcharan’s brother, Maneshpaul, who picked him up from the roadway and took him to the hospital. A post-mortem examination revealed that he died as a result of blunt trauma to the head.
