Constable 18682 Oslyn Trevis Glasgow, 25, was attached to Whim Police Station and lived at Fyrish.

A resident of Wellington Park, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Guyana Chronicle that, shortly after 05:00h, he was about to go to the foreshore when he observed three armed men walking along a dam leading there.

Using his mobile phone, he called the nearby Police outpost and, subsequently, Whim Station, from where ranks responded within minutes.

The man recalled that, whilst waiting for the cops to arrive, Bishan Motilall, a fisherman from Rose Hall Town reported that his boat and engine were stolen on Thursday and he, after receiving information where to find it, had asked villagers to go with him to the foreshore for the recovery.

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However, just as they were going, Police in a vehicle drove towards the seashore and gunshots were heard. About 20 minutes later, the firing ceased and, after another half an hour, Motilall and the others ventured to the location where he saw the boat tied and he removed his engine.

He said he became curious because it was not usual to see ranks moving at such a pace and followed by rapid gunfire.

Ragubeer said, together with residents of the community, he rushed to the main thoroughfare, where he saw cops returning from the foreshore with wounded Glasgow.

Some half an hour later, using the Wellington Park route, he saw the bodies of three men of African descent, with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

A senior Police Officer said they received a telephone call informing about a boat in the Cromarty/Wellington Park area with three suspected bandits paddling and it was the same one stolen Thursday.

The Police officer said ranks responded to the report and the bandits opened fire on them, injuring Glasgow.

At the scene of the shooting, Police recovered two AK-47 rifles, one 12-gauge pump action shotgun, seven AK-47 magazines, 178 rounds 7.62 x 39 ammunition, fourteen 12-gauge cartridges, 28 rounds .30 ammunition, 17 rounds .40 ammunition, six rounds .45 ammunition, one round 9mm, one packet Bristol cigarettes, a wrist watch, a cellular phone charger, a bag of tennis rolls from Humphrey’s Bakery, a quantity of marijuana, a haversack, some male underwear and a bottle of ‘CRC’ multi-purpose lubricant.

Glasgow was taken to New Amsterdam Hospital, too, but died whilst receiving treatment.

At his residence yesterday, neighbours and friends were consoling his parents, and three-year-old son, Javes Akon Glasgow.

Doreen Glasgow, mother of the dead man, said, at 07:45 h, a telephone caller requested to speak to the policeman’s wife or her.

She said a rank from Whim Police Station asked whether she had heard that her son was shot in the line of duty and was in hospital. As a result, she hurried to the institution where she saw his body in the mortuary, with a gunshot wound to the right side of his abdomen.

The woman said she was not at home when Police Divisional Commander Lakeraj called to say her son, who joined the Force six years ago, died during a confrontation with pirates.

Meanwhile, the body of Hector Budhoo, a 57-year-old fisherman of Rose Hall, was found tied to a tree at Port Mourant foreshore about 05:50 h yesterday.

Dipoo Jaidett said he accompanied his boss, ‘Sonny Boy’ and co-workers ‘Car’ and Richard called ‘Wretch head’ at 07:30 h on Thursday to Rose Hall foreshore to fix their seine.

But, on reaching there, they observed a strange boat with no one inside.

“However, Sonny Boy, who was walking ahead of us in the bushy area, was pulled into the bushes and he called out, saying: “Come and see something.” We went only to have three negro men, armed with what looked like two machine guns and a longer weapon pointed at us. They tied our hands behind our backs,” Jaidett narrated.

He said one of the trio warned them that he would shoot if they run.

Jaidett said, fearing for his life, he remained quiet and the men offered them tennis rolls with cheese and two packets of cigarettes.

The father of four girls said, as the Coast Guard and Police were patrolling the area, the men left them and went in the direction where Budhoo was seen fixing his seine.

According to Jaidett, the three men of African descent were overheard telling Budhoo called ‘Old Boy’ to sit on a fish box.

But, because of the distance between them and the need for him to escape, he did not pay much attention to what was being done to Budhoo until he was found tied to a tree.

At Budhoo’s Middle Street, Rose Hall home, his cousin Dr V. Ramayah said the now deceased had left to fix his seine but, when his fellow fishermen returned and he did not, the family went in search of him.

His bicycle and a bag were retrieved while his nude corpse, with marks of violence to the back of the head, was bound to a tree at Port Mourant channel.

It is at Ramoo Funeral Home awaiting an autopsy and investigations into his murder are continuing.

Police said one of the AK-47 rifles has been identified as being one of those stolen from the GDF.

AK-47 rifle

Up to press time one bandit was identified as James Gibson who was on bail on a matter of possession of an illegal firearm in Berbice after being charged with the offense when he was found with a firearm that was stolen from the Police Outpost at Rosehall, Corentyne, which had been attacked by armed gunmen.

He was also later jointly charged with Oliver Hinckson, again for possession of firearm without license, and was also on bail in that matter which is before the Georgetown Courts.

Police said the man had not been attending court in these matters and arrest warrants had been issued for him.

Saturday, November 29 2008