A central bank employee was shot and killed at his Carapichaima home on Thursday 10th August, 2023.
• The deceased was identified as 33-year-old Darren Nandlal a Financial Examiner with the Central Bank, of Orange Field Road, Carapichaima.
• Around 7:10pm, Nandlal, was at home with his wife, an attorney and his 80-year-old father-in-law, when two men walked into the yard.
• The suspects allegedly grabbed the elderly man who was sitting at the front of the house and asked him “Where is his daughter”.
• A struggle ensued between the 80-year-old man and one of the suspects, while the other assailant made his way into the home.
• The second suspect reportedly attempted to open the bedroom door where Nandlal and his wife were staying, however, Nandlal pushed the door from the inside keeping out the intruder.
• The suspect then pulled out a gun and shot Nandlal once in the head, killing him at the scene before they both fled the scene.
The last murder that took place in Orange Field Road, Carapichaima was on Monday 19th June, 2023, when 45-year-old Soodeen Boodoo of Residential Drive, Roopsingh Road, Carapichaima was found shot to death inside his vehicle.