Two Cops found dead at Paramakatoi

Oct 18, 2012 News

A police search team was up to late last night trying to recover the bodies of two colleagues who were killed in so far unknown circumstances in the mountainous Region Eight.
The dead cops, Constable Marlon Letlow and Leedon Aaron, 25, had left their location, the Kato Police Station, on an all terrain vehicle since Sunday last for a routine patrol but never returned.

Dead: Marlon Letlow

According to reports, the bodies were discovered hours after their ATV was spotted with its headlamps on in Paramakatoi, North Pakaraimas earlier yesterday.
Information reaching this newspaper stated that the ATV was seen at the bottom of a cliff, while the bodies were spotted a few yards away.
Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell last night confirmed that a team of policemen was in the area but he could not say what were the circumstances surrounding the men’s death.
A source in the Region Eight area told this newspaper that he has received conflicting reports about the men’s death.
“First they said it was an accident and then they said it was murder. The area is remote. The search team had to be flown in. By tomorrow (today) we will be able to get word from them,” the source said.
It is not clear if the firearm the men may have had in their possession were recovered.
Marlon Letlow, of Claybrick Road, Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, has been working at the Kato Police Station for the past month.
His aunt, Samantha Allen, said that the family received a call from the police, informing them that he and another police rank were missing after they left for a patrol in the area.
The woman said they also saw the news online that the two ranks may have been murdered.
“Then somebody call and tell we that is murder they get murder and that they only find one body and that they looking for the other one.”
Allen said that the relatives are awaiting confirmation from the police as to what really transpired since they are only hearing bits and pieces of information.
Letlow was charged with aiding and abetting in the murder of Bartica gold dealers Jainarine Raghubir and Ramdeo Deonarine in September 2010.
However, this newspaper was reliably informed that the matter against Letlow was dismissed and he was reinstated by the Guyana Police Force.
Relatives of Leedon Aaron of Coldingen, East Coast Demerara, said they too received a call from the police, who informed them that he was murdered.
The dead man’s brother, Jason Aaron, said his brother has been working in the location for the past two years.
He said that they last spoke with Aaron two nights ago when the Constable called to talk to his mother.
According to Jason Aaron, everything seemed fine with his brother.

Dead: Leedon Aaron

Aaron’s family said that they too are awaiting official word from the police about what really transpired. The dead man’s mother and sister were already overwhelmed with grief as they were heard weeping loudly in their home when this newspaper visited yesterday afternoon.