Guyana’s law enforcement officials confirmed Saturday that a 44-year-old Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara resident has admitted to murdering his common-law wife and hiding her remains in a local trench. Deputy Police Commissioner Wendell Blanhum shared details of the open case with Demerara Waves Online News, identifying the suspect as Hemat Mohamed, who confessed to inflicting the fatal injuries that killed 46-year-old Shavannie “Bo” Hanoman following a domestic misunderstanding.
As of Saturday afternoon, Mohamed remained in police custody, with senior officers awaiting formal legal guidance before moving forward with official charges and court proceedings. The victim was a resident of De Groot-en-Klien in the same Uitvlugt community where the crime and subsequent investigation unfolded.
The investigation began earlier this week, when Hanoman was reported missing Wednesday after she failed to return to her residence. Local search teams located her body in the Uitvlugt trench Friday, and examiners found visible trauma to her neck and other areas of her body. Police did not publicly release Mohamed’s name in an initial statement issued Friday, only confirming that they had taken the victim’s common-law husband into custody for questioning following information he provided to investigators.
In Friday’s official update, law enforcement noted that detectives had conducted additional targeted investigative work to build the case after the initial interview with the suspect. The confirmation of the suspect’s confession brings a fast resolution to the 3-day missing person investigation that has shaken the small West Coast Demerara community.