Latest update November 21st, 2024 1:00 AM
Two more held for grenade attack on Kaieteur News
“Wherever it leads, people will go to jail” – Commander Hicken
Police have detained two more suspects in connection with last Saturday night’s bungled grenade attack on Kaieteur News. One of them is believed to have handed over money to the individuals who threw the grenade at a
The car from which the grenade was thrown .
parked vehicle belonging to Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall.
The men were arrested in Georgetown late yesterday afternoon and remained in custody at press time.
This brings to 13, the number of people in custody. They include the 19-year-old driver of a Toyota Spacio that is said to be similar to the vehicle from which the device was thrown.
The investigation is being spearheaded by ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken and ranks from the Major Crimes Unit.
Investigators have been tight-lipped on the possible identity of the planner(s) and the motive for the attack, but Commander Hicken yesterday promised that individuals will be charged “wherever the chips fall.”
“Wherever it leads, people are going to go to jail,” the Commander said. Kaieteur News understands that some of the detained individuals are giving conflicting statements.
The detained 19-year-old driver is said to be among those allegedly giving ‘conflicting statements.‘ He had first claimed that he was carjacked at around 22.30 hrs on Saturday by two men on a CG motorcycle, while driving along Albert Street, Alberttown.
That car was later found abandoned on Norton Street and Mandela Avenue.
The grenade near the right front wheel of KN publisher’s vehicle.
The driver has since changed his story and has provided the police with the names of individuals who had access to the car.
At around 22.00 hrs on Saturday, a Kaieteur News security staffer heard an unusual sound near Mr. Lall’s Lexus SUV, which was parked on the western side of Saffon Street. Staffers were at the time participating in a wake for KN’s Assistant Editor, Dale Andrews.
The staffer checked the vehicle and spotted the grenade lying near the right front wheel.
Video footage from a Kaieteur News CCTV camera shows the grey-coloured vehicle, which is heading north, slowing as it approaches Mr. Lall’s vehicle. The occupants then accelerate after the device is thrown.
According to a source, the grenade differs from those that are used by the Guyana Defence Force.
Kaieteur News was told that the grenades in stock at the army have detonators that can be removed.
According to a source, the grenade is of an extremely old manufacture, dating back to the nineteen forties.
The grenade that was thrown outside Kaieteur News reportedly had a built-in detonator, which necessitated the experts having to explode the device.
The source also said that an explosion would have not only caused extensive damage to Mr. Lall’s vehicle, but severe injury to any persons in the vicinity.
Only a few grenade attacks have occurred in Guyana. The majority resulted in fatalities.
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