Thursday, April 20, 2006

by Ivan Cairo
Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent
Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com

PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Police in Suriname have confirmed that two young men confessed to killing a prostitute early Sunday morning.

The 37-year old woman was stabbed to death following an argument with the men over payment for services. One of the men was 25 years old and his accomplice was just 15 years old.

Maritha Ritfeld-Asontoe, spokeswoman of the Suriname Police Force, announced that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects approached the victim around 4:30 am in an area of the capital notorious for sex solicitation and the threesome traveled on a motorbike to a secluded part of town after the victim agreed to have sex.

Discontented with the sexual services performed by the woman, the elder suspect demanded additional services. Her refusal to comply resulted in an argument over payment, during which the disgruntled client grabbed a knife from his young companion and stabbed the woman several times. When the severely injured prostitute fell to the ground, the suspects fled the scene on the motorbike.

“In their attempt to get away the suspects crashed into a tree. The younger suspect sustained multiple fractures in his leg while his accomplice sustained injuries and bruises on the body,” said the spokeswoman. She further described how the men attempted to receive emergency care at a local hospital, where police were called in because they could not explain the cause of their injuries.

During the criminal interrogation at the hospital, the suspects confessed to stabbing the woman. When police arrived at the scene, the woman was pronounced dead. Both suspects were arrested and remain in police custody.

This incident raises the 2006 Suriname murder rate to six.

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