Relatives of Haresh Singh, the West Coast Berbice (WCB) teenager who was murdered more than five months ago during unrest yesterday staged a protest outside the Office of the President as they continue their quest for justice.
They told reporters yesterday morning that for the past three months they have not heard a single word from the police on the status of the investigation.
“We come and protest because almost six month done since meh grandson dead and them nah do nothing about it. Abe like abe nah count. Them nah do nothing about this. Nothing them nah come find out, nothing. Like me grandson nah got owner, he nah gah nothing fah fight fah am,” Singh grandmother Basmattie Singh said.
The relatives carried placards which read “We want justice for Haresh Singh” and “We have been waiting too long”.
They said that they are beginning to think that the
matter has been forgotten.
“It looks like the police give up but we the family we will not give up. We need justice for Haresh. We need the President to look into this matter that is why we are here today because nobody is telling us nothing,” a relative who wished not to be named said.
Two Sundays ago, the relatives protested on the WCB Public Road calling for justice. They stressed that they are tired of waiting on the police to make a breakthrough in the case.
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 had also been 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 were slain. Singh’s murder was believed to be a reprisal killing. Several of his relatives had been initially held in connection with the murder of the cousins.
During the investigation into Singh’s murder, a number of persons were detained for questioning. However no charge has been laid.
Last month, a reliable source had told this newspaper that the investigation remains active. The source had said that DNA samples were taken from individuals who were detained over Singh’s murder and were submitted to the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) for testing. However, since then, there has been no further word on the results.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum had previously told Stabroek News that “all of the police efforts and resources will be dedicated to bring the matter to finality”.
