Detectives have made a break through in solving the murder of an 85-year-old Bushlot woman. Cops told Guyana Standard that the great-niece who claimed she discovered the woman’s body in a pool of blood confessed to being party to the plan hatched for her demise.
A source close to the investigation said her original story was riddled with loopholes. She had told investigators that when two men invaded their home, one removed her from her bed, then tied her to a chair and assaulted her. She said too that the men killed her relative and made good their escape with $350,000.
The source said detectives became suspicious after discovering that the bandits actually made their way into the house through a door that was left open rather than forced entry.
It was further noted that detectives were also puzzled as to how the woman was able to identify how much money was in the possession of the now dead woman.
The great-niece however cracked under pressure when she was further interrogated by detectives. She confessed that she became acquainted with Shaw’s neighbour and that the individual would usually visit them at the house.
Detectives learned that it was the neighbour who orchestrated the diabolical plan to rob the elderly woman. The woman told detectives that the neighbour wanted to steal the cash to purchase a scooter and in exchange, she would eventually have ownership of the house.
The woman also told detectives that she agreed with the plan and left the door open for the man and his accomplice to enter. She further confessed that the plan backfired after the man and his associate began to mercilessly attack the elderly woman, stabbing her six times. She was rendered unconscious due to the blows she received.
She told detectives that she was not tied up during the ordeal. The woman explained that the neighbour turned his rage on her and began assaulting her, threatening her that if she reported the incident, he would kill her. The two men are still being pursued by police as investigations continue.
