…as file being prepared to be sent to DPP for advice
Seven persons, including the doctor who reportedly administered medical attention to the suspected injured gunman that shot and killed businessman, Deon Stoll, in front of the El Dorado Trading Inc., less than two weeks ago are presently in police custody.
This is according to Acting Crime Chief, Michael Kingston, who on Thursday told Guyana Times International that in addition to the seven individuals in custody, the police are hunting for one other person.
He explained that in relation to the doctor’s alleged role in this matter, the law is currently being researched, to determine what charges (if any) can be laid against him.
“This is the first time that we would have been confronted with a situation of this nature. So, the law is being researched at the moment and the file is being prepared at the moment to be sent for legal advice. And so all of that would be expounded upon and at some stage; the report will be sent to the Medical Council of Guyana on the doctor’s conduct.”
The Crime Chief (ag) noted that at some stage of the investigative process, law enforcement officials will engage the Medical Council of Guyana, so that it would be aware of what the police would have uncovered during its probe into the incident.
On Monday last, one of two masked gunmen who attempted to rob Stoll, shot him in the process, while now dead man’s driver was shot to his arm while he was trying to defend himself from the second gunman.
A security guard attached to the El Dorado Trading company was also shot during the attempted robbery on Monday.
Stoll, a.k.a “Mow” hailed from the Charity village, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) but is said to also have resided in Bel Air, Georgetown.
Reports are that around 10:20h on Monday morning, Stoll had been in a motorcar (PPP 6727) driven by Powley, when the duo arrived at the front of the El Dorado Trading premises. A white Toyota motorcar with tinted windows that had appeared to be trailing Stoll’s vehicle also stopped across the road from the business place moments after Stoll had arrived at that location.
Two gunmen donning rags/handkerchiefs used to conceal most of their faces ran out of their vehicle and rushed towards Stoll’s car. One gunman opened the door at the driver’s side and a scuffle began between him and Powley, who soon exited the vehicle to better defend himself. Powley received a gunshot wound to his arm in the process while his assailant rushed back to the waiting white Toyota motorcar.
At the time this was happening, the other gunman had rushed to the front seat passenger door, where Stoll had been, and opened it before attempted to snatch something from Stoll. The businessman also appeared to have been putting up a fight from inside of the vehicle but was shot to his stomach. His shooter then ran away towards the direction of the vehicle that he had arrived in but Stoll also exited the car (PPP6727) with his handgun, firing shots at the gunman. The gunman also returned fire while trying to get back to the white Toyota car, falling to the ground twice in the process, before managing to rush back into his vehicle.
The white Toyota motorcar then quickly sped away from the scene as the gunmen made good their escape.
A few days later, the doctor who is reported to have attended to the wounds of the injured bandit, along with others, were hauled into the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Eve Leary, Georgetown, in relation to Stoll’s murder. It is alleged that the doctor did not report the matter to the police after he finished treating the suspect’s gunshot wound.
