Two brothers of murder victim Melissa Arokium are among four persons in custody over the gruesome attack on Wednesday that also claimed the life of her son, Anthony Arokium.
Police say an investigation is ongoing into the gruesome murder of the 31 year-old self-employed woman and her 8-year-old son, a pupil of Port Mourant Primary School. The mother and son lived at Lot 189 Mangrove Street, Rose Hall, Corentyne, Berbice.
The double-murder occurred between 06:30 hours and 13:30 hours on Wednesday.