Three murder suspects escape from Lusignan Prison

Three murder suspects have escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara. The prisoners, according to a police report, escaped between 17:30hrs on Tuesday October 20, 2020 and 06:00hrs on Wednesday October 21, 2020.

According to the police report, the escapees are: Mark Rafino, called ‘Mark’, 25, a labourer of Parika Facade, East Bank Essequibo; Alex Matthias, 20, of Good Hope Dock Yard, Essequibo Coast and Arnold Bruce Kennedy, 19, of 847 Zeeburg Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara.

It was revealed that the escapees jumped the south eastern fence and made good their escape. The prisoners, it was documented, were checked around 17:00hrs on Tuesday night and around 23:00hrs ranks were informed that some prisoners had escaped. An alarm was made and the ranks immediately conducted a search around the prison and its nearby environs but they were unable to locate the prisoners. However, yesterday morning a head count was conducted and it revealed that three prisoners were missing, checks were made and the prisoners were identified as Rafino, Matthias and Kennedy.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the three murder accused is asked to contact the nearest police station or 2256411. All information will be treated with the strictest confidentiality, according to police. On January 4, 2019, Matthias was admitted to the prison for the murder of 23yearold Kevin Betancourt, who was stabbed and killed on Monday December 31, 2019, around 21:30hrs at Pomona Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast. According to reports, Matthias was involved in a fist fight with a young man from the area mentioned and the deceased was reportedly connected to the person involved in the scuffle with Matthias. On New Year’s Eve, Matthias who was at the time intoxicated was confronted by the deceased, who reportedly enquired about the fight with his associate. This angered Matthias, and he allegedly whipped out a knife and stabbed Betancourt to his left side chest.

(Kaieteur News)