Firearm, knife and suspected poisonous substance recovered in Wortmanville murder-suicide probe

Police have recovered a firearm, ammunition, a knife and a quantity of a suspected poisonous substance from a guest house on Lime Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, where a man and a woman were found dead on Tuesday. Police are investigating the discovery as suspected a murder-suicide.

The deceased have been identified as Loriann, a 31-year-old housekeeper whose address is currently unknown, and Cyril Saul, a 36-year-old security guard of Lime Street, Wortmanville. Both were employed at the KK Villa Guesthouse and were the only staff members on duty overnight.

Police said the bodies were discovered between 05:00 hrs and 08:15 hrs. Loriann was found motionless in Room 15, lying on her abdomen in a pool of blood, while Saul was found unresponsive on his back in Room 10.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Saul’s brother, Patrick Saul, related to Police that the couple shared a relationship, which ended about two months ago.

He claimed that he received a call from Cyril around 05:00 hrs who told him that he and Loriann had an argument and he wanted to go to the hospital.

Police ranks processed the scene, secured the recovered items for forensic examination, and reviewed CCTV footage from the premises. Several persons have since been contacted and questioned.

The bodies were escorted to the Memorial Funeral Parlour Mortuary, where they are awaiting post-mortem examinations as investigations continue.