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Mar 22, 2016 News
Three weeks after the deadly riot at the Camp Street Prison which claimed the lives of 17 inmates, another fire broke out at another section of the detention centre, yesterday.
This time the fire was started by an inmate who allegedly had issues with mosquitoes in Strong Cell two, which is located opposite Capital C. The fire started around 15:00 hrs.
Colin Alleyne, 27, allegedly told the authority that he set a mattress in his cell on fire to get rid of mosquitoes.
However, the prison authority is not buying this since there are reports that Alleyne had threatened to set fire to the entire prison.
An inmate at the prison when contacted yesterday joked that Alleyne was probably worried about contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
The inmate said that based on the information he received from the inside, Alleyne had planned to set the fire earlier in the day to gain attention.
The matter is currently being investigated by ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
A police source confirmed that Alleyne would most likely appear before the court soon.
This newspaper was told that when the fire started, the alarm went off and prison wardens rushed to put out the blaze with extinguishers.
By the time fire fighters arrived at the prison, the fire was already put out and the 27-year-old was moved to another section of the prison.
Kaieteur News was told that Alleyne has threatened to burn wherever they put him.
The suspect was remanded to prison on the charge of murder. He is accused
of murdering Danrasie Ganesh in her Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home.
Images believed to be that of the suspect beating the elderly woman to death were captured on surveillance cameras in the house and led to his arrest.
Early this month, 17 prisoners were killed after being trapped in the Capital A Block of the prison.
That fire is believed to have been started by prisoners who were venting their frustration at what they felt was the inordinate length of time they were on remand while awaiting trial.
A Commission of Inquiry is currently ongoing into that matter.
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