Qunicy Hooper was today remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Melissa Arokium and her son Anthony Arokium.
Hooper, a security guard of Lot 70 Fyrish, was charged with the murder of Melissa and Anthony Arokium which occurred on 23rd August 2023 at Reef Rose Hall Town Corentyne. He appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court today.
He was remanded to prison and will return to court October, 4
Melissa Arokium, also known as Lisa, 30, who operated a shop at her residence, Lot 189 Mangrove Street, Reef, Rose Hall, Corentyne, and Anthony Arokium, 8, a pupil at the Port Mourant Primary School were found dead between 1 pm – 2 pm on August, 23, 2023 by Melissa’s younger brother.
Based on photographs that were circulated online of the scene, Melissa was found face down in a pool of blood in her living room with major injuries to her neck, while her son was found on his bed with major injuries to his head and neck along with cuts on his face.
Post-mortem examinations revealed that Melissa died due to shock and haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck, while her son died due to shock and haemorrhage from multiple incised wounds.
