Two prison officers from the Mazaruni prison are currently in custody as police step up their investigation into the double murder of a mother, Nellie Gomes, 75, and her son, David Gomes, 49, both of D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, at Saxacalli, Essequibo River, allegedly by prison escapee, Akeem Wong.
The alleged murders occurred sometime between 17:00hrs and 20:00hrs last Friday.
According to sources yesterday, the officers from the Mazaruni prison are at the Bartica police station assisting with investigation regarding Wong’s escape back on February 15th. Sources also disclosed that a specialized unit from the Joint Services was deployed to the location in pursuit of Wong.