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Murder victim’s body anchored under water

May 02, 2011 News

One man is in police custody awaiting legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions following yet another murder in the interior last week Monday, this time at Arouka Village, North West District. Dead is Charles Atkinson, of Moruka Village, North West District, who was shot two Sundays ago. His body was dumped in a nearby river and was recovered last Thursday.
Divisional Commander David Ramnarine, disclosed that after his ranks received the report they were dispatched to the area.
The ranks arrived the following day after the murder and began their investigations. The suspect had gone into hiding after the incident but fortunately, due to the diligent police work, ranks managed to arrest him.
Ramnarine said that he was informed by his ranks that the two men who are from the same village were drinking for quite some time. This newspaper was told that an argument erupted between the men and Atkinson was killed. The killer allegedly anchored Atkinson’s body in the river.
Kaieteur News was also told that another person was injured when he tried to intervene. The individual is presently a patient at the Charity Hospital.
Only on Thursday last, a team of investigators was sent to Moruka, North West District to investigate another murder.  Miner Fabian George, 25, was fatally chopped by a man with whom he had an argument.
According to the police the incident is reported to have occurred about 13:30 hours on Tuesday, while they both were imbibing at Kairko Village, Moruka.
Ramnarine had earlier indicated that there seems to be a bigger problem than just law enforcement when it comes to the high incidence of murder in the interior.
“It is clear that the tolerance level of these men in these mining areas is very low or limited and it also seems that their ability to restrain themselves from violent behaviour is directly affected by their consumption of intoxicating drink,” the Commander had told Kaieteur News.
The majority of murders in the mining districts have been classified as disorderly.
“To my mind this is a bigger social problem than just the effort of law enforcement,” Ramnarine said.

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