Bride-to-be murder suspect confesses

May 04, 2009 News

– nabbed in Parika house

Police have apprehended a suspect in the murder of 20-year-old Naiomi Singh, and he has reportedly confessed to killing the bride-to-be and dumping her body in a trench behind her parents’ Morashi, East Bank Essequibo home.
Kaieteur News understands that the suspect, a labourer who works occasionally with the victim’s father, was nabbed on Saturday evening in a house at the Parika backdam, after residents informed the victim’s family of his whereabouts.

Dead: Naiomi Singh

According to reports, the labourer was standing on a bridge in front of the house when police ranks and the victim’s relatives arrived. On seeing them, the man fled into the house where he was arrested shortly after.
He had gone into hiding on Saturday morning after Naiomi Singh’s body was found.
According to reports, the labourer, who is in his twenties, told detectives at the Parika Police Station that he used a cutlass belonging to Singh’s father to slit the young woman’s throat.
However, the murder weapon has not been recovered.
The labourer is one of the closest neighbours to the Singh family. He has reportedly indicated that he had a secret crush on the pretty bride-to be, and killed her after learning of her upcoming marriage next month.
A relative of the Singhs said that the labourer had last worked with Naiomi’s father, who is a farmer, on Thursday.
Family members believe that he knew that Naiomi would have been at home alone on Friday, since he was reportedly seen watching her family members leaving for Georgetown with their produce.
Naiomi Singh’s mutilated body, with gold and silver jewellery intact, was found in a shallow trench a short distance behind her parents’ home at around 21:00 hrs on Friday night.
Detectives recovered a shirt, with what appeared to be spots of blood, under the victim’s house.
A pair of slippers was also reportedly found near the crime scene.
It is believed that an intruder attacked Singh, who was home alone, while she was speaking with her fiancé on a mobile phone.
Mohan Singh, the victim’s father, said he last saw his daughter alive at around 15:30 hrs on Friday, when he left home to bring his farm produce to Georgetown.
Mr. Singh said that he returned home at around 18:45 hrs in the company of an employee. He said that the radio was on but there was no sign of his daughter.
The farmer said that he had left his cell phone at home and shortly after, Naiomi’s fiancé called to enquire about her whereabouts.
According to Mr. Singh, the fiancé stated that he was speaking to Naiomi at around 17:45 hrs on Friday when she suddenly stated that someone was in the yard.
Shortly after, the phone Naiomi was using suddenly went dead, and, despite repeated attempts, the fiancé was reportedly unable to contact her again.
Mr. Singh said that he became concerned for his daughter’s safety and he and the employee began to search for the missing girl.
Eventually, at around 21:00 hrs, the search party went through an unlocked gate in the backyard, where, by the light of his torch, Mr. Singh found his daughter’s body in a shallow trench a few yards from the property.
Another relative said that the labourer who is now in custody had assisted on Friday night in the search for Naiomi. However, he left after a few minutes, and returned when the body was found but only hung around briefly.