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Police seek man who was caught stealing from farm
Police have launched a search for a man whom they believe could provide useful information on the brutal murder of Estate Manager Muneshwar Paragass.
The Estate Manager
Paragass was shot dead during a robbery at his home at Letter T Estate, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.
Kaieteur News understands that the man, who sports dreadlocks, had previously been engaged in several disputes with Paragass over the stealing of produce from the estate.
According to information received by this newspaper, the man previously resided a short distance from the estate, but has since disappeared.
A source in the area said that Paragass, on previous occasions, had cause to reprimand the man for stealing fruits, and the man had reportedly threatened to harm him.
Yesterday, when police visited the location where the man previously dwelt, it was observed that he had fled a few days earlier.
It is believed that Paragass’s killers were known to him, since they reportedly called out his name just prior to the attack.
On Tuesday, at around midday, three masked bandits invaded Paragass’s home.
Paragass, 31, who had been employed with the estate, which is owned by a former senior GuySuCo official, was shot in his chest at point blank range from the blast of a shotgun.
His body tumbled down the front stairs of his house and lay sprawled in a pool of blood on the concrete below.
The bandits also reportedly stole Paragass’s shotgun before making good their escape.
The police say that their investigations so far have revealed that Paragass, along with his wife, Shirmattie, and his son, was at home when he was alerted to his dogs barking. He reportedly went outside to check, and his wife then heard a loud explosion and her husband screaming.
She was later confronted in the house by three men, two of whom were armed with firearms and the other with a cutlass. They tied her up and took away $30,000 in cash, a quantity of jewellery and a licensed 12-gauge shotgun berore escaping.
Shirmattie later managed to free herself; and on checking found that her husband, Paragass, had been shot to his chest and died.
A relative of the dead man related that the couple, who lived in an isolated house on the estate, had just put their year-old son to sleep when someone called out to Paragass by name.
According to the relative, the dead man’s wife told investigators that upon opening the door to see who it was, Paragass was instantly shot, but he still managed to call out to his wife, who hid herself in a bedroom.
The bandits then entered the house and proceeded to kick down the bedroom door to get to the woman. After succeeding, they demanded cash and jewellery, before tying up the woman.
“They put the gun to the baby head and threatened to shoot him,” the relative told this newspaper.
The men shattered the door of a wardrobe and took whatever cash and jewellery they found.
They relieved Shirmattie Paragass of the jewellery she had on her person, and even took those that her dead husband was wearing.
After the bandits left, the woman managed to free herself, and first contacted relatives, who subsequently informed the police.
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