Suspect had confessed to relatives over murder of West Berbice man – sources

Surojdeo Deochand

Describing it as revenge for the murder of his brother Joel Henry, the prime suspect in the killing of West Coast Berbice (WCB) resident Surojdeo Deochand reportedly confessed to relatives that he committed the crime while under the influence of alcohol.

Stabroek News was reliably informed that one of the suspect’s relatives was questioned as part of the probe during which he provided investigators this information.

Reports are that the relative reportedly told the police that he received a call from his sister on Tuesday, who related to him that the suspect, Mark Anthony Henry called ‘Chipsman’, 24, was behaving disorderly.