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Oct 27, 2015 News
Ex-convict, Mark Reid, remained elusive, yesterday, as police intensified the hunt for him in connection with the murder of his 82-year father, Andrew Reid. The elderly man was battered to death in his Canvas City home early Saturday morning.
Reports indicate that the suspect may be hiding out in various areas in Linden.
A police source confirmed that Reid only returned to Guyana about a year ago after his release from a Suriname prison, where he had spent nine years for armed robbery.
“As such, he is not that well known in the community, given his long absence. Nonetheless he was sighted in the Blue Berry Hill Squatting area and Amelia’s Ward on Sunday.”
According to reports, Reid had turned up briefly on Sunday at a Potaro Road, Mackenzie, house at which a relative of his murdered father was staying.
He reportedly enquired whether it was true that his father was dead.
After being told that his father was indeed dead, the suspect reportedly said that he had “to fly out the country,” and then left.
The body of his father, Andrew Reid, of Lot 543 Canvas City, Linden, was found on the floor of his bedroom with a gaping head wound around noon on Saturday.
His wedding ring was missing, as well as gold chains and two rings belonging to his wife.
While the bedroom was ransacked, there was no sign of forced entry.
Indications are that the pensioner could have done little to defend himself, since he was infirm and his legs were badly swollen.
Esther Reid, the murdered man’s reputed wife, told Kaieteur News that she last saw him alive around 09.00 hrs, when she left for church. She returned around 12.45 hrs, and immediately sensed that something was amiss, since someone had loosened all the window blinds and shut the windows.
She then entered the bedroom and found her husband’s battered body. She recalled that his upper body was on the floor while his feet were on a bench.
Mrs. Reid said that she last saw the prime suspect, who is her stepson, last Thursday. She alleged that on Saturday, the son had contacted Mr. Reid who was a Seventh Day Adventist, and enquired if he was going to church that day.
Mr. Reid reportedly told his son that he would be at home, while his wife would be at church.
Mrs. Reid said that the suspect had also visited his father on Friday when she was out. Some relatives alleged that the suspect was in the habit of visiting his father and demanding money.
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