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Taxi used to transport suspect in Canje businessman’s murder torched
Kaieteur News – Police in Region Six are investigating the circumstances which led to a car at Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice, being destroyed by fire.
The owner of the vehicle, Chandrapaul Mohabir, 26, told reporters that an individual wearing a dark hoodie was caught on his neighbour’s surveillance camera committing the act.
The torched car
Mohabir, though unable to say who the culprit is, said that a few weeks ago he had transported Dave Singh to the house of the now dead businessman, Vickram ‘Vick’ Seubarran.
Singh was on Friday, August 5, 2022 charged with unlawfully killing Seubarran at his house in No. 2 Village, East Canje, Berbice. Singh was granted bail in the sum of $750,000.
Mohabir, who is a taxi driver by profession, disclosed that he was at home awake around midnight on Friday when he heard a “bam”. He said he ran out to his veranda and saw his car on fire.
According to Mohabir, based on the footage, a male figure in a dark hoodie and a steel rod and jar in hand was seen walking towards his car.
“He walk come and wait behind the post and wait until dem vehicles pass and then he light something on the ground and then tek the steel rod and burst behind the back windscreen and I see he pick up the jar and shy the gasoline inside the car…” Mohabir disclosed.
The taxi driver said that he only acquired the vehicle eight months ago and that it was worth $2.7 million. A probe is underway.
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