Suspects surveyed gas station before launching deadly terror attack; informant to receive $5M reward – Crime Chief – INews Guyana

 

 

 

 

As investigations continue into the deadly bombing of the Mobil Gas Station at Regent and King Streets, Georgetown, on Sunday, new evidence revealed that one of the accomplices was sent to the location prior to the attack to survey the area.

 

This was according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum during a brief telephone interview with this publication on Wednesday.

He explained that the suspects arrived in a motorcar that was parked in the vicinity of the ACME building on Regent Street. “Whilst there, one man exited the vehicle, walked over to the Mobil Service Station, walked around, then went into a KFC outlet, purchased chicken, and went back to the car.”

He further stated that after some time, the prime suspect exited the motorcar with two black bags and walked toward the service station.

“And we all know what happened after that since it was all captured on camera.”

CCTV footage in the area captured the suspect attempting to dispose of two black garbage bags in a bin.

Nevertheless, he was prevented from doing so by an attendant; instead, he walked toward the western side of the fuel station, soon after which a loud explosion was heard coming from the section where bottled cooking gas was stored.

The Crime Chief also stated that the arrest of the prime suspect, Venezuelan national Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodomo, at Vergenoegen, Sideline Dam, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Tuesday, was made possible by information detectives received from an informant.

He noted that the informant will receive the $5 million reward that was offered by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for information on the whereabouts of the suspect.

Blanhum also commended the informant for being brave and responsible enough to provide that crucial information, thus resulting in a major breakthrough.

Nine suspects, including the prime suspect, remain in custody as investigations continue.

It has since been confirmed that the prime suspect is affiliated with a criminal gang in his home country, which goes by the name “R” linked to the Sindicato gang.

The suspect entered the country illegally just hours before the attack and was assisted by Guyanese and Venezuelans in the country.

The motive is still being investigated.

The blast on Sunday evening left six-year-old Soraya Bourne dead and four others hospitalised, including two minors and two adults. The two children were admitted to the paediatric ward suffering from significant injuries while the two adult females are being treated for soft tissue injuries to the face, head, neck and thigh, with one suffering a fracture to the leg.

They remain patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital and their conditions are being monitored.

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