A 2017 prison escapee has been captured in Suriname.
Paul Goriah, one of thirteen prisoners to escape from the Lusignan prison in July 2017, was last Thursday captured by Surinamese police along with two other Guyanese men as they were suspected of attempted robbery.
According to a release posted on the Korps Politie Suriname Facebook page, the three men who were identified as Krisshaun D, 21; Kevin S, 25; and Gordon L, 54; are suspects in an attempted robbery of a family in the Nickerie District on May 27. Further details of the attempted robbery on the post state that one of the residents of the home was in the kitchen at the time when she was suddenly set upon by a man who was armed with a hammer and had entered the house through the open kitchen door.
The suspect hit her with the hammer which caused her to scream causing family members to rush to her assistance and as a result, the suspected robber fled the scene along with another man who was suspected to be his accomplice.
Following the arrest, the Surinamese authorities noted that the 21-year-old and 25-year-old confessed to the crime and the other suspect was released. The Korps Politie Suriname post stated, “It is worth mentioning that Kevin is wanted by the Guyanese police on suspicion of murder. The first and last name he has given up to the Surinamese police are fake. He said his name is Kevin Smith while his name is Paul Goriah.”
Goriah was one of 13 prisoners who broke out of the Lusignan facility where they were being held following the July 9 uprising and fire that destroyed the Camp Street Prison. He was also one of three men who were charged for the murder of Hill Foot farmer, Anthony Breedy.
