Five persons were in police custody yesterday in con-nection with the gruesome murders of Isaiah and Joel Henry of Number Three Village, West Coast Ber-bice and protests over the killings continued in Regions Five and Six and saw the police firing off pellets and tear gas at Hopetown to clear the road.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum last evening confirmed with Stabroek News that five persons were in custody assisting with the investigation. Autopsies on the victims have been scheduled for tomorrow.
Initially police in the region had placed a farmer, who owns rice land and a coconut estate, into police custody. Later, his son and a handyman were arrested.