Guyanese Officer Allegedly Admits to Killing Cuban Healthcare Worker

A member of Guyana's police force is said to have confessed to murdering a 26-year-old Cuban woman who worked at a health centre on the East Coast of Demerara.

Guyanese Officer Allegedly Admits to Killing Cuban Healthcare Worker

A law-enforcement officer in Guyana is accused of murdering a young Cuban healthcare worker and later telling investigators how he carried out the crime.

The man facing suspicion is Police Constable Randy Thomas. Investigators say he gave them a thorough description of the events that led to the death of Dailen Paneque Gómez, 26. She had last been seen on June 18 while travelling to her job at the Mon Repos Health Centre.

According to what detectives were told, Thomas reached out to Gómez and set up a meeting in Enmore. He then transported her to a remote backdam in the same area. He asserted that a verbal disagreement took place and that Gómez physically attacked him. At that point, he allegedly held a stuffed toy against her head and discharged an unlicensed pistol he had with him.

Following the fatal shot, the officer is said to have used cord—acquired that very day from a supermarket in Mahaica—to wrap around the corpse. He then hauled it into surrounding undergrowth.

In an effort to eliminate traces of his involvement, Thomas reportedly discarded the soft toy along a road exiting the backdam and hurled the firearm into nearby shrubbery. Upon returning to his Mahaica home, he allegedly sanitised the inside of his vehicle. He also stated that he later pitched the victim's handset and a used bullet casing over a bridge at Unity on the East Coast of Demerara.

Gómez's remains were located six days after she was reported missing. Police are presently examining the sites he indicated in order to confirm or refute his claims.

Reported by Kaieteur News

Source: Kaieteur News