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Apr 02, 2018 News
Police have detained seven suspects, including employees of a general store, after the lifeless, bloody corpse of a security guard was found at the back entrance of the Rose Hall Town business place on Saturday night.
Dead is Munesh Prem Ayasammy Monien, 53, of Clifton Settlement Port Mourant. He worked as a security guard at Sukhram General Store and Agro Chemicals, located in the heart of Rose Hall Town, along the public road.
Police sources have since confirmed that it was during a course of a robbery that the man was killed. Kaieteur News understands that at least $1M was stolen.
A police official confirmed that some of the store’s employees were among those in custody last night.
A resident said that his guard, who was on duty on Saturday night, told him that the incident occurred sometime around 19:00 hrs.
“According to what he seh around six-thirty to seven, he see some people calling and calling and the guy (Monien) ain’t responding. When I came back from cricket the patrol came and when we went in we see the man dead.”
According to the resident, the guard’s throat was slashed and his legs appeared to have been broken. The inside of the store was also ransacked.
Shanta Seepersaud, who was left in charge of the business by the owners who are currently overseas, said she received a call at approximately 23:00 hrs Saturday night and was informed of the murder. She stated that she immediately left for the location.
Meanwhile, the sister-in-law of the dead man, Radika Ayasammy, said that Monien started working at the business place a few months ago. She disclosed that they received a call sometime after midnight relaying that he was beaten. They ventured to the scene but were prevented from entering the building.
“After some time they carry he to the hospital to certify that he dead, then dem bring he to the parlour. He had a chop in he head, a slash in he throat and he foot and so bin break up.”
She stated that Monien lived with his sister at Clifton, Port Mourant and would normally start his shift at 17:00 hrs every day, after the business is closed.
He had no children and was described as a kind individual who loved working as a security guard.
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