Following the recent murder of security guard Barrat Dass, who succumbed in hospital days after his bloodied body was discovered lying behind a city pharmacy, the police have arrested the prime suspect and he has reportedly admitted to hitting the man to his head during a robbery.
Dass, 43, of Lot 242 Forshaw Street, Georgetown, was attacked around 10pm on November 5th at Medi-Care Pharmacy, located at New Market Street, Georgetown. His body was discovered early the following morning by one of his sons, who was making an impromptu visit. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he succumbed last Wednesday.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Sunday Stabroek that an investigation is ongoing into the murder and several persons were in police custody. Among them is a man, who is deemed the prime suspect and he has since admitted his involvement in the crime. Sunday Stabroek was reliably informed that the first person to be arrested was a 60-year-old woman who shared an intimate relationship with Dass. She had visited Dass at his work place on November 5th, and she reported that he kept going into his wallet, in which he had about $100,000, to purchase beverages.