Cameras around the city are being reviewed as part of the Guyana Police Force’s ongoing investigation into the abduction of Joshua David.
Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit, Mark Ramotar, told Stabroek News yesterday that the cameras are being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. Ramotar told reporters that Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has indicated that a file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice in relation to the five suspects in police custody for the abduction of David.
David was kidnapped on September 27 and has not been seen since.
The police have also applied for an extension of detention for the five suspects, which was granted for an additional 72 hours
The five suspects who surrendered to police last Friday were: Wayne Barker, 34, of Lot ‘G’ Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown; Aaron Alleyne called ‘Cats’, 26, of Lot 9 West La Penitence, Georgetown; Davantai Mars called ‘Sharkie’, 21, of Lot 148 Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown; Damion Barlow, called ‘Dangles’, 32, of Lot 47 Norton Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown; and Dwayne Griffith called ‘Sheik’, 24, of Lot 68 William Street, Kitty, Georgetown. They were represented by attorneys-at-law, Damien DaSilva and Siand Dhurjon. On Friday, the police mentioned a seventh suspect in relation to the abduction of David who also surrendered to the police.
Two suspects, Osafo Peters and Alpha Poole, who surrendered to police last Monday after wanted bulletins were issued for them, were on Friday afternoon charged with the abduction of David when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Acting Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty. They were not required to enter a plea and were remanded to prison until October 11.
