Murdered cash crop farme tests reveal gunpowder on husband’s hands

GUYANA-Police have revealed that tests conducted on the hands of the husband of slain cash crop farmer Pamela Kendall confirmed traces of gunpowder. With this discovery, the man, Deochand Sookchand, is now the prime suspect in the woman’s murder. It also rules out robbery as a motive for the killing.Senior police officials explained that in keeping with standard operating procedure the man’s hands were swabbed for traces of gunpowder soon after investigations into the matter commenced last Thursday night, since detectives had not immediately ruled out Sookchand as a suspect.(KAIETEUR news/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]