…police arrest wife, after home-invasion claims
A man was killed Friday night at Experiment, West Coast Berbice.
Police in a release said they are investigating an alleged murder committed on Mohamed Haniff, age 47 years, a Taxi Driver, of Lot 56 Experiment, West Coast Berbice which occurred on 2020-09-11 about 21:00 hrs at the above address.
Enquiries disclosed that on the date and time mentioned above, the victim and his wife, a 44 year old Female, of the said address were at home when three masked unidentifiable men armed with a small hand gun, a metal bar and cutlass barged into their home and one of the suspects dealt the victim several chops to his head causing him to receive injuries. The men then demanded cash and the victim claimed they had none, after which the suspects left the home and made good their escape in an unknown direction.
The victim was picked up by a neighbour and rushed to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital, and later transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he was admitted a patient in a serious condition but subsequently died at at the said hospital about 01:30 hrs on 2020-09-12. Nothing was stolen from the house.
Major Crimes Unit responded and commenced investigations.
The man’s wife was arrested and taken into custody and is assisting with the investigation.
