- Guyana: Boy witnesses murders of family members by escaped convict
The police on Saturday reported that they are investigating a double murder believed to have been committed by an Akeem Wong, an escaped prisoner.
The victims have been identified as David Gomes, a 49-year-old taxi driver and his mother, Elizabeth ‘Nellie’ Gomes, 75.
In a statement, the police said that Gomes, his mother and his six-year-old son were cleaning their house and surroundings when Wong reportedly went to the house and asked for something to eat and directions.
The six-year-old, who witnessed the incident told the police that Wong given something to eat and then spent some time with the family at the location.
The child also stated that he later saw the suspect arm himself with a cutlass and chopped his father several times. The boy’s grandmother then went to Gomes’ rescue but she was also severely chopped.
Sometime during the ordeal, the suspect who the police said is believed to be prison escapee Akeem Wong was also chopped by Gomes.
Later, he attempted to wash down the blood but reportedly heard a boat approaching and ran into some nearby bushes where he made good his escape.
The child related that after the ordeal he took his father’s cellular phone and sent a voice note to one of his father’s friends.
Wong, a convict serving a 15-year sentence for rape, reportedly escaped from the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven, on February 14.
Crime scene technicians processed and photographed the scene and it was observed that Gomes and his mother were chopped multiple times about their bodies, with both of them sustaining several chops to their heads.
