Police probing whether revenge was motive
British teen murder
– hidden belongings discovered
Another breakthrough has been made in the investigation of the murder of British teen Dominic Bernard, with Police now probing whether revenge was the motive for the killing.
Guyana Times understands that investigators decided to explore the theory of a possible act of revenge after one of the suspects confessed to having a sour relationship with the deceased.
Dead British teen Dominic Bernard
According to a Police source, one of the suspects, Aaron Hing, who is a close friend of the godbrother Staymon George, is a citizen of the United Kingdom, who was involved in several criminal activities during his recent stay in Britain. He was eventually arrested. Ever since, he has accused the now dead teen of being an informant and being the reason for him being locked up.
The house where Dominic Bernard was expected to stay at Kildonan
On this basis, investigators believe that the murder could be an act of revenge.
Police are also looking at robbery as a possible motive. Sources indicated that the teenager came to Guyana to study film making and had reportedly left the United Kingdom with a large sum of cash and expensive high-tech equipment, including cameras.
The third suspect in the murder, Jameel Sinclair of Kildonan, who is a close friend of the teen’s godbrother, led a team of investigators down a lonely road in the village of Nurney in Berbice and pointed out where he hid the personal belongings of the murdered young man. The investigators reportedly found a camera and some of its components.
A few pieces of equipment were missing and it was believed that they were sold following the murder.
Sinclair reportedly told investigators that on the day of the cold-blooded murder, he was instructed by Hing to bury the teen’s belongings and was promised $100,000 to do so.
Further, Police already confirmed that the teen’s godbrother, George, confessed to his involvement in the disappearance and death of Bernard.
Against this backdrop, the Police source told this newspaper that with the circumstantial evidence at their disposal, they are convinced that charges will be laid against the teen’s godbrother and the others involved.
Family tells tale
Meanwhile, the public is still curious as to why it took the family three months to travel to Guyana although they knew the teen was missing.
A family member, when contacted via email, told Guyana Times that after the teen did not return home on November 7, 2015 as he should have, his father, Andrew Bernard, made a missing person’s report to the British authorities, who would have in turn contacted the British High Commission in Guyana and an investigation was launched.
However, after time elapsed and no solid information was forthcoming about his son’s whereabouts, the father travelled to Guyana to inquire from the Commission what progress was made on the investigation.
The teenager reportedly arrived in Guyana on the evening of October 14 and was not seen since. His father, during his visit, met with Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who promised that the Police would do everything in their power to solve the mystery and so they did.
The teen’s godbrother became a person of interest after he disappeared when Police attempted to contact him. As law enforcement continued to dig for information, Hing was added to the list of suspects. Police eventually capture them both: Hing at a city hotel and George at a house in Tucville, Georgetown.
They have since confessed to beating and burying the teenager, but not before robbing him of his money and other valuables.
