The family of the late Delon Josiah, who was murdered at his Perseverance East Bank Demerara home Saturday evening, is still in shock and traumatized over his execution.
Stabroek News visited Josiah’s home and his wife, Nicosc McDonald Josiah, who remains deeply traumatized over the incident has packed to move out since ‘the place is not deemed safe for her’, a family member related. It is alleged that two men jumped the fence to gain access to the house. According to the family member, “the thing happen in front ah one of de child, she still deh traumatize. The mat that he bleed out pon on the ground the blood thick suh, he bleed out so by time the ambulance come here he is a dead man.”
37 year-old Delon Josiah, a taxi driver at 007 taxi service, resided at lot 625 Perseverance East Bank Demerara and was the father of three children. According to the police report, Josiah was sleeping inside a bedroom, while his wife, Nicosc McDonald Josiah, was at the front door with a female friend when two armed men confronted them. They led Nicosc and friend inside, searching for Delon. One of the men opened the bedroom door where Delon was with both opening fire on him. They made good their escape in an eastern direction from the yard.
When the police arrived, the body was still lying in a pool of blood. The scene was photographed and processed, and four 40 calibre spent shells, four .9MM spent shells, four metal fragments, and three bullets were recovered. Several people were contacted and interviewed, and the area was canvassed for closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. The family member indicated that they are depending on the Guyana Police Force to do a thorough investigation.
