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Body with bullet to head linked to Linden murder
Police are checking on a possible link between the murder of Linden resident Devon Simpson, who was found with a bullet wound to the head at Sophia, and the murder of Linden McPherson, who was slain in a similar manner at Ituni.
Simpson, 34, who was fished out of a canal separating Sophia and Meadow Brook last Tuesday, was identified yesterday by his brother, Dorian Simpson.
The slain man, said to be a porter, is from Lot 40 Kara Kara Linden.
The brother had requested to see the body after reading media reports that the dead man had a tattoo on his upper left forearm in the form of a marijuana leaf with the words ‘Jah Bless’.
A police press release yesterday said that Simpson’s death may be linked to that of fellow Lindener, Linden Mc Pherson.
“Police are following leads that this homicide may be connected to that of Linden Mc Pherson who was found dead on the Ituni Road with a single gunshot wound on Monday October 04, 2010,” the release said.
“It is suspected that Mc Pherson was involved in the planting of cannabis sativa (ganja) before he met his demise.”
Devon Simpson, who has two daughters, ages 7 and one, was last seen alive between 05:00 hrs and 06:00 hrs last Sunday at his home.
A sister told Kaieteur News that Simpson travelled to Georgetown on Monday. According to her, he was wearing some jewellery and also had a cell phone. Relatives were unable to say why he might have been killed.
Simpson’s body was found at around 06:00 hrs on Wednesday in a canal separating Meadow Brook from Sophia.
According to a police reports the body bore a single gunshot wound to the back of the head.
Linden McPherson, 51, was found dead at Seven Miles Ituni road, two Mondays ago, with two gunshot wounds to the body.
Mc Pherson, who is survived by several children, reportedly had dwelling places at both Nottinghamshire, Demerara River, and Victory Valley at Wismar.
He was reportedly last seen heading to his farm.
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