Richard Layne, a 35-year-old lawyer of Century Palm Gardens, D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown was found dead in his car outside his house on Wednesday night.
Layne was found bleeding from neck wounds.
Police Headquarters said Layne lived at D’Urban Backlands with his friend Tony Sulker, a 29-year-old Police Sergeant.
Michael Harden, a 30-year-old man from Eccles, East Bank Demerara, who is Layne’s cousin, told Police he visited the lawyer at his house around 19:00 hrs. At that time, Harden said, Sulker was home.
While the cousins were hanging together, Harden said Layne wanted Starbucks coffee. As a result, they both left in Harden’s motor car, PHH 4943, for Starbucks at MovieTowne, Georgetown.
After purchasing the coffee, the cousins returned to Layne’s home at about 19:15 hrs. At that time, Sulker reportedly was asleep in his room on the upper flat of the house.
Harden then recounted that he and Layne were hanging out on the veranda until about 20:17 hrs. At that time, Harden returned to his Eccles residence.
Harden claimed he made sure that Layne locked both gates to the house and yard before he left for Eccles. He also said he observed Layne’s car, a Jaguar with number plate PYY 2850, parked in the garage.
Police then reported that Sulker said he got up at about 22:00 hrs and went to use the washroom and then went into the kitchen.
While in the kitchen, he reportedly looked through a window and saw Layne’s car parked on the bridge of the premises. Layne was sitting in the driver seat in a “slumped position” and was motionless.
Sulker said he immediately ran outside and attempted to open the car doors but they were all locked.
He then called Layne’s 66-year-old mother, who lives in Campbellville, and on her arrival, they both tried opening the car doors but were unsuccessful.
Sulker said Layne’s mother then instructed him to break the driver-side door glass, which he did using a hammer. They then observed that Layne appeared to be bleeding from a wound to his neck. As a result, they called an ambulance and also contacted the police.
The ambulance service responded and Layne was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The scene was later processed and photographed by detectives.
Police said Layne was clad in grey short pants, a grey and black jersey and brown slippers. Two wounds were observed on his neck.
The body was escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Several persons in the area were questioned, and CCTV cameras were seen in the area, which will be viewed. Investigations are in progress.
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