Georgetown: A Canadian citizen who was the supply chain manager attached to the Guyana Goldfields Inc. was found on Monday night in an apartment at Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown.
Dead is 42-year-old Neil Whyte of suit 1608-141 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The naked body several suspected stab wounds to the neck and body was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. Police said the victim was staying at the upper flat of an apartment of a three storey concrete building located on Thomas Street after returning from the Hinterland on Monday.
Residents said that earlier in the night, the man came downstairs and related to a friend that he will be meeting someone at the corner of Thomas and Middle Street.
He subsequently returned with an ex-employee and they returned into the building. The ex-employee later left.
The guard at the premises, knowing that it is the protocol of the complex that the visitors of guest must be checked out of the building by the guest, later went up to the victim’s room and saw him lying in a pool of blood on the bed and appeared to be dead. He was naked and bound.
Police said that the murdered occurred between 22:22 and 23:45hrs Monday night.
The guard informed his superiors who later informed the police.
The 25 year old ex-employee was later arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday morning at his Vryheid Village, West Canje, Berbice, home about 06:30hrs.
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