DNA samples were taken from individuals who were detained over the murder of West Coast Berbice (WCB) teenager Haresh Singh and were submitted to the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) for testing.
This was confirmed by a reliable source who told Stabroek News that as the police await the results, the probe remains active.
Contacted yesterday, Director of the GFSL Delon France could not state whether those specific samples were received since he noted that evidence is usually submitted for processing using codes or an alphanumeric system.
France however stated that once the samples were submitted, the results should be available within two weeks since the machine is functioning and test kits are available.
Seventeen-year-old Singh also known as ‘Raj’, of Lot 8, Number 3 Village, WCB was found with head injuries and chop wounds along the Number 2 backdam on September 9th, 2020.
Reports had revealed that Singh left home on his motorcycle to tend to his farm in the backdam of No. 3 Village, WCB.
Sometime after, his relatives saw smoke rising from the said backdam and left to investigate. They then discovered the body of Singh lying motionless and bleeding from his nose.
His motorcycle was also burnt.
An autopsy later concluded that he died as a result of brain haemorrhaging and blunt trauma to the head, compounded by compression injuries to his neck.
Singh was murdered days after teenage cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry in what is believed to be a reprisal killing.
During his murder investigation, a number of persons were detained for questioning. However no charge has been laid.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum recently told Stabroek News that “all of the police efforts and resources will be dedicated to bring the matter to finality”.
Singh’s relatives told this newspaper on Monday that they feel as though the case is being neglected.
They are calling on the police to locate and arrest the perpetrator/s so that they can receive justice.
