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Robbery suspect who shot at cops arrested at private hospital
Robbery suspect, 24-year-old, William De Abreu, was arrested at the Woodlands Hospital in Georgetown hours after he was involved in crossfire with ranks of the Guyana Police Force.
De Abreu received a gunshot wound to his left leg and…
Robbery suspect opens fire on cops
Police are on the hunt for a 24-year-old robbery suspect who opened fire on them Monday at Church Road, Bachelor's Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Police Headquarters reported that ranks received a tip and intercepted the motorcar…
Pensioner perishes in afternoon blaze
Lionel Kyte, a pensioner who was renting a house at 10th Street Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, died this afternoon in a fire that completely destroyed the small wooden building he lived in.
The landlord, who did not want to be…
Deadly sleepover: Police yet to complete investigation
The police are yet to complete the investigation into the shooting death of 15-year-old Rockey Sawh two months after he was killed. January 18, 2021 marks exactly two months since the teen was reportedly accidently shot in his head by his…
Deadly Enmore rum shop brawl: Court of Appeal reduced life sentence to 12 years
A 23-year-old man who was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter had his sentence reduced to 12 years on Monday by the Court of Appeal.
In 2017, Deosarran Bisnauth called “Strokes Mouth,” was sentenced by Justice Navindra Singh…
Man accused of killing relative in self-defence walks free after five years behind bars
After being behind bars for almost five years on a charge of murder, Shafeek Mohammed, was freed by the High Court on Monday after Justice Navindra Singh upheld a No-case submission made by his attorney Latchmie Rahamat.
Mohammed was on…
Security guard shot in both legs
Police are investigating an incident where 38-year-old Mosai Edwards of Ugandi Street Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was shot in both legs by two men.
Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Mahendra Siwnarine, told the News…
New Amsterdam Labourer killed by drinking buddy
Mark Griffith, a 40-year old labourer of Symthfield, New Amsterdam Berbice is dead after he was found bleeding profusely from a chest wound around 17:10h Sunday.
The suspect, who was drinking with Griffith, reportedly stabbed him to the…
Three remanded for brutal murder of Henry cousins
Three men who are accused of the brutal murders of teen cousins, Isaiah and Joel Henry, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Those charged are 20-year-old Akash Singh, called “Monkey,” of…
President happy with ‘great progress’ in Henry boys murder probe
President Irfaan Ali on Friday reposed full confidence in the Guyana Police Force as he talked up their investigative capacity, saying he has confidence that the police will be able to solve the Henry boys’ murder.
“I have full…
