South Ruimveldt resident arrested after killing homeless man with brick

Police are investigating the murder of “Curl up toe” – only name given – who was found dead with his head bashed in early Wednesday morning at Camp and Robb Streets, Georgetown.

Police Headquarters in a statement noted that the victim is estimated to be about 45-years-old. The 27-year-old suspect of Toucan Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was arrested by police at a location in Charlotte Street.

A security officer, who was in the vicinity of where the murder occurred, revealed that the suspect picked up a brick and dealt the victim, who was sleeping on the roadway, several lashes to his head at around 03:30h.

The body is at the Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting a post mortem examination.