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Just when the skeptics were lining up to hammer the police for their inability to solve murders, ballistic science has come to their rescue, leading to the charging of a man for the killing of Mahaica farmer, 27- year-old Omadat Persaud, last June.The case was cracked wide open when investigators were able to link weapons recovered from bandits during a shootout following a botched robbery at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara, a few days after the Mahaica killing.Omadat PersaudLeon Howard, one of the bandits captured after the shootout was remanded to prison by Magistrate Zameena Ally,Wholesale China Jerseys, when he appeared before her at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, charged with Persaud’s murder.Howard,NFL Jerseys China, of Friendship, East Coast Demerara, who was on bail on charges of being illegally in possession of arms and ammunition, which stemmed from the attempted robbery on a Chinese restaurant at Coldingen, was re-arrested last week when he made a court appearance. This was after police ballistics experts were able to match the bullets at the scene of Persaud’s murder to a Keltec 9mm. sub-machine gun and a .38 revolver which were recovered from the bandits after the shootout.His accomplice Odinga Allen, 23, of Brusche Dam, Buxton, also on the East Coast of Demerara,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, who was also charged with illegal possession of arms and ammunition, will also face the court soon on the murder charge.Kaieteur News understands that Allen was unable to post bail for the arms and ammo charge and he will be arraigned for the murder at his next court date.Almost two months ago, on July 8, bandits stormed a Supply, Mahaica home, killing Omadat Persaud and robbing his visiting sister and her family in a brutal 15-minute assault that left the entire village in a state of shock.Initially, residents had lamented the police response to the report of the incident and were not too optimistic that there would have been any justice, especially since the bandits were masked and no one could have recognized them. However, the police,Cheap Football Jerseys, despite all the skepticism, never gave up and their perseverance eventually bore fruit.Three nights after that act, gunfire erupted at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara,Cheap Jerseys China, with police shooting one suspected bandit and capturing two others after cornering the heavily-armed men in a Chinese restaurant that they were reportedly planning to rob.Allen was shot in the right knee, allegedly after opening fire on the ranks, while Howard was taken into custody, unhurt.Another man, Elroy Newton, a 33-year-old former army corporal ofThe guns which were recovered from the Coldingen shootout.Ann’s Grove,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, East Coast Demerara, who police had initially suspected was a part of the gang was arrested and subsequently released.Police recovered a Keltec 9mm. sub-machine gun with nine rounds and a .38 revolver with two rounds from the suspects. |
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