| A 21-year-old former police constable is likely to be charged today for the murder of taxi driver Raphael Campbell, who was shot in the head and dumped at Liliendaal, on the East Coast of Demerara.The suspect, of Thomas Street, Kitty, was detained last Friday, and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that he be charged. Kaieteur News understands that the ex-cop was picked out during an identification parade and has given a statement that appears to implicate him in Campbell’s death. However, he has reportedly denied killing Campbell.Police allege that the suspect, who was dismissed from the Force,Wholesale Jerseys Online, is the individual who was driving Campbell’s dark-coloured car on Friday, January 3, when ranks stopped the occupants at a roadblock on the Soesdyke/Linden highway. It is alleged that the ex-cop escaped, while five passengers were captured. Two of the suspects were charged last Thursday.Sean Collins, 17, of Ketley and Drysdale Streets, Charlestown, and Michael Bishop, 17, of Lot 21 Hill Street, Albouystown, were remanded when they appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.Three other teens who were arrested with Bishop and Campbell have been released,Police allege that the youths murdered 30-year-old Campbell, of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, between January 2 and January3. The victim was shot in the head and his body dumped at Liliendaal. His body was positively identified last Monday.It is alleged that the youths stopped Campbell on Thursday, January 2, in Camp Street. Campbell reportedly took the passengers to the East Coast of Demerara, where he was slain.According to police, on Friday, January 3, Bishop, Collins and four other youths were stopped at a roadblock on the Soesdyke/Linden highway while they were in a black Toyota Premio that was stolen from the murdered driver.Bishop, Collins and three others were apprehended, while a sixth individual had escaped.Suspects in Pegasus driver’s murderMeanwhile, police are said to be still trying to locate a young couple who were seen entering the car of Pegasus Taxi Service driver, Rudrinauth Jeeboo, whose body was found in Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt on December 28.Surveillance tapes from the Pegasus Hotel show a man, followed by a woman, entering Jeeboo’s car hours before he was found dead. Kaieteur News understands that the cameras show a man of African ancestry and a female, also of African ancestry, standing on the roadway near the Pegasus Hotel.The footage reportedly shows the man saying something to his companion, and then hurrying into the compound toward the lobby. He then entered Jeeboo’s car and the woman entered shortly after.Police found Jeeboo’s car, minus number plates and taxi logo, at the back of Guyhoc Gardens. No attempt was apparently made to strip the vehicle, and aside from a cell phone, nothing was apparently stolen from the slain man. Detectives seem to believe that robbery was not the motive. It is believed that he was slain outside his vehicle.Jeeboo, said to be about 49, had worked with the Pegasus Taxi Service for about 20 years and his colleagues said that he was not in the habit of picking up strange passengers. |
