Better Hope murder…Relatives call for speedy DNA test to ID pensioner’s killer

Sep 23, 2016 News

The relatives of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon are worried that by the time the police get the go-ahead to conduct DNA tests on samples taken from the suspected killer, he might flee the jurisdiction, making it impossible to get justice.

Dead: David Ramkissoon

Ramkissoon’s body was discovered in his living room with his throat slit around 19:30 hrs on August 21, last. He was the only one at home at the time of the murder.
Investigators probing the case are convinced that they have their killer in sight but need a DNA match to confirm their suspicions, however this proving to be difficult.
DNA tests will cost taxpayers approximately $1M, and getting Cabinet’s blessing to access this cash can be challenging at times.
Kaieteur News understands that investigators found blood under the suspect’s nail and traces of blood in his home. If the blood matches that of the victim, then detectives will know for sure that they have the correct man.
Apart from the blood, the suspect reportedly gave different versions of his movements on the day the pensioner was killed. He was arrested after detectives traced footprints from the victim’s backyard straight to the shack he lived.
This newspaper was told that the suspect was aware that Ramkissoon relatives would not be at home on that particular day. It is believed that he decided to raid the home when the pensioner went to a nearby shop to purchase alcohol, leaving his door open.
One of the theories the cops are looking at is that the pensioner returned and caught the suspect in his house which led to him killing the 76-year-old man.
Yesterday, the victim’s daughter-in-law, Gayatree Ramkissoon, said they are worried that by the time the police got cabinet’s blessing to do DNA testing, the suspect might be long gone.
“We really want to know what is going on with this case because (the suspect) is roaming this place all day,” the younger Ramkissoon said.
She explained that a week ago, the suspect threatened her husband and told him that he was next on his list. “We want closure. We want the killer to be put away for this.”
According to Ramkissoon, the pensioner’s death has taken a toll on her seven-year-old son who would ask her if his grandfather’s killer would return for them.
“The night when he was killed, after I run in and started hollering, my son ran in and he saw everything so it is always on his mind. The children in his class would talk about it too so when he comes home, he always asking me about it,” the woman said.
She is calling for the DNA test to be done before it is too late.

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