Boodhoo, who also hails from Number 63 Village, Corentyne, reportedly told investigators a tale of how he lured the money changer to the beach with the sole intention of robbing him to take care of personal debts he had racked up over a period.
Suspect Phileman Boodhoo, called Kevin
The money changer who never suspected anything close to what Boodhoo had in his mind, complied with the new arrangement.
At the beach, both Boodhoo and Baksh exited the car and began walking towards where they were supposed to meet the persons who wanted to change foreign currency.
“He said that the money changer was walking in front and he was looking around for a piece of wood to lash him in his head to carry out his plan,” a source close to the investigation revealed.
Boodhoo eventually found the wood and dealt the 56-year old money changer several blows to his head, causing him to collapse to the ground.
Boodhoo then rummaged through the mortally wounded man’s pockets and removed all the cash he had before returning to the rented car.
He counted the money and found it to be $600,000.
Boodhoo then returned the car, even tipping the owner an extra thousand dollars.