Hampshire murder/suicide…
Rank detained for giving killer gun
The police constable who killed his paramour and took his own life had uplifted the murder weapon from the Rose Hall Police Station under the pretext of going on a drug investigation.
This was confirmed last night by police sources who said this indicated that the rank, 25-year-old Constable 18729 Kumbarran Singh, had planned to kill his paramour, Latchmie Jarbaran, also called Kamlita Latchmie, long before he visited the woman at her mother's house.
Kaieteur News understands that Singh was scheduled to be on duty on Saturday night.
However, he visited the Rose Hall Outpost on Saturday afternoon and informed another constable, who was in charge of the shift, that he needed to uplift a .38 revolver.
“He said that he suspected that some men were using drugs in the neighbourhood and he wanted to check it out,” a source said.
“He was not authorised to uplift the weapon until he was on duty.”
The rank who turned the weapon over to Constable Singh has been detained, since he allegedly failed to consult with the Station Sergeant on the matter.
Kaieteur News understands that Singh and Latchmie had shared a three-year relationship.
However, the relationship soured when Latchmie informed Singh that her husband was returning from overseas for the Christmas holidays and that she would have to sever the relationship.
This reportedly angered Singh.
A police release said that on Saturday, Singh uplifted a service revolver from the Rose Hall Outpost after which he proceeded to 277 Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne, where Latchmie Jarbaran's mother lives.
“After enquiring about Jarbaran's whereabouts and learning that she was in her mother's house, he proceeded to enter.
“A sister of Jarbaran who was on the stairway tried to prevent him from doing so but her efforts failed.
“Shortly after his entry into the house, sounds of gunshots were heard emanating from within the house. Jarbaran and Singh were later found lying on the floor with gunshot wounds to their bodies.
Jarbaran's body bore gunshot wounds to the left temple and the stomach, while Singh had been shot in the head.
“They were both rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival,” the release said.
Police recovered the murder weapon, as well as five spent shells, at the scene of the shooting.
Monday 12-04-2006