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Murdered cosmetologist…Cops release suspect after ID parade

Jul 19, 2014 News

A taxi driver who was being questioned about the murder of cosmetologist Ashmini Hariram was released yesterday after an eyewitness to the killing failed to point him out during an identification parade.
Police had deemed him to be a prime suspect because he reportedly fit the description of the gunman who shot Hariram. He had also driven a car that was said to be similar to the burgundy-coloured vehicle in which the killer and his accomplice escaped.
Police had also received reports that the driver had changed vehicles the day after the 18-year-old was slain. Kaieteur News understands that police were tipped off that the suspect and an associate, who both have unsavory backgrounds, had information about the murder.
Detectives reportedly have “several theories” about the motive for Hariram’s death, which they now believe was an execution-style killing.
One theory is that the gunman mistook her for another individual who also resided at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. Jealousy was also another motive suggested. Police have reportedly questioned Hariram’s relatives repeatedly, but have failed to glean any helpful information.
Ashmini Hariram was walking with a female cousin along the Lusignan railway Embankment last week Thursday, when a gunman emerged from car, grabbed the teen’s phone, and shot her in the head. Fiona Somwaroo, the cousin, alleged that the gunman and driver had waited in a parked car along the same route that the cousins had to pass.
According to Somwaroo, the gunman had not spoken to Hariram and had made no attempt to relieve the teen of her gold chain.
Police recovered a .32 warhead and a bullet casing of similar calibre from the scene. Kaieteur News understands that an eyewitness described the killer as being tall and fair in complexion.

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