Unsolved
murder
Paragass was
shot dead during a robbery at his home
at Letter T Estate, Mahaicony, East
Coast Demerara.
Kaieteur News understands that the
man, who sports
dreadlocks, had
previously been engaged in several
disputes with Paragass over the
stealing of produce from the estate.
According to information received by
this newspaper, the man previously
resided a short distance from the
estate, but has since disappeared.
A source in the area said that
Paragass, on previous occasions, had
cause to reprimand the man for
stealing fruits, and the man had
reportedly threatened to harm him.
Yesterday, when police visited the
location where the man previously
dwelt, it was observed that he had
fled a few days earlier.
It is believed that Paragass’s
killers were known to him, since they
reportedly called out his name just
prior to the attack.
On Tuesday, at around midday, three
masked bandits invaded Paragass’s
home.
Paragass, 31, who had been employed
with the estate, which is owned by a
former senior GuySuCo official, was
shot in his chest at point blank range
from the blast of a shotgun.
His body tumbled down the front stairs
of his house and lay sprawled in a
pool of blood on the concrete below.
The bandits also reportedly stole
Paragass’s shotgun before making
good their escape.
The police say that their
investigations so far have revealed
that Paragass, along with his wife,
Shirmattie, and his son, was at home
when he was alerted to his dogs
barking. He reportedly went outside to
check, and his wife then heard a loud
explosion and her husband screaming.
Firearms
A
cutlass
She was later confronted in the house
by three men, two of whom were armed
with firearms and the other with a
cutlass. They tied her up and took
away $30,000 in cash, a quantity of
jewellery and a licensed 12-gauge
shotgun berore escaping.
Shirmattie later managed to free
herself; and on checking found that
her husband, Paragass, had been shot
to his chest and died.
A relative of the dead man related
that the couple, who lived in an
isolated house on the estate, had just
put their year-old son to sleep when
someone called out to Paragass by
name.
According to the relative, the dead
man’s wife told investigators that
upon opening the door to see who it
was, Paragass was instantly shot, but
he still managed to call out to his
wife, who hid herself in a bedroom.
The bandits then entered the house and
proceeded to kick down the bedroom
door to get to the woman. After
succeeding, they demanded cash and
jewellery, before tying up the woman.
“They put the gun to the baby head
and threatened to shoot him,” the
relative told this newspaper.
The men shattered the door of a
wardrobe and took whatever cash and
jewellery they found.
They relieved Shirmattie Paragass of
the jewellery she had on her person,
and even took those that her dead
husband was wearing.
After the bandits left, the woman
managed to free herself, and first
contacted relatives, who subsequently
informed the police.
Thursday,
January 22, 2009
