Police secure extension, nine gas station bombing suspects still in custody

Nine suspects held in connection with Sunday’s bombing at the Mobil Gas Station at Regent and King Streets, Georgetown, remain in custody as investigators continue to probe the deadly attack that claimed the life of six-year-old Soraya Bourne.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told the News Room that investigators made an application to the High Court to extend the detention period for eight of the nine suspects in custody.

The extension was granted by Chief Justice (ag) Navindra Singh.

The ninth suspect remains in custody, as his detention period has not yet elapsed, Blanhum said.

Those in custody include the prime suspect, Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodomo, a Venezuelan man, another Venezuelan man and woman and a Guyanese hire car driver.

During the course of the investigation it was revealed that Daniel entered Guyana illegally from Venezuela around 08:00 hrs on Sunday, the same day of the attack.

He and three accomplices traveled to Georgetown between 11:00 hrs and noon on Sunday where they conducted a surveillance of the gas station before the attack was carried out.

The car used by the group has since been recovered.

Following the attack, they fled to Region Three, where Peodomo was later arrested in Vergenoegen, Region Three. Clothing believed to have been worn during the incident was also recovered by Police.

Minister of Home Affairs Oneidge Walrond has since confirmed that the government intends to pursue the death penalty in the case.