Cops nab suspect in Diamond housewife shooting

Nov 16, 2012 News

…while searching for truck driver’s killers

Detectives investigating the recent murder of truck driver Aga Khan have reportedly tracked down the bandit who shot Diamond, East Bank Demerara housewife, Bibi Samaroo, two months ago.
The suspect, identified as Paul Bascom, of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was arrested a few days ago while police were attempting to track down the three men who killed 57-year-old Aga Khan and wounded a porter during a robbery in Buzz Bee Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara.

Bibi Samaroo

Police said that they seized an unlicenced pistol from the suspect and alleged that the weapon was the same one with which the housewife was shot.
Kaieteur News understands that Bascom, who is in his twenties, appeared in the Providence Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He was remanded on possession of an unlicenced firearm and for discharging a loaded firearm among other charges.
It is alleged that Bibi Samaroo and her two sons were alone at home last September when three men entered the premises. One of the men was brandishing a handgun.
Samaroo was reportedly shot in her right shoulder and pelvis while scuffling with the gunman.The robbers fled with Samaroo’s purse.
Meanwhile, police disclosed yesterday that they had released all the suspects who were being questioned in connection with the murder of Aga Khan.
Mervin Marcus, a 22-year-old porter of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was shot in the right shoulder. Another porter, who was on the same vehicle, escaped unhurt. The suspects escaped on foot with some $750,000.
Police found a single 9mm round under the driver’s seat. They believe that the bandits fired one bullet which passed through the left side of Khan’s neck and then struck Marcus.
The victims were employees of Edun’s Poultry and Hatchery, located in Buzz Bee Dam, a short distance from where the bandits struck. They were returning to their employer’s farm with proceeds of the day’s sales when they were attacked.