Randy Thomas, a 20-year-old police constable was today charged with the murder of 26-year-old Cuban national Dailen Paneque Gómez.
Thomas appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed where the charge was read to him. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison. The matter was adjourned to July 21.
The police have reported that Thomas confessed to killing Gomez by placing a teddy bear on her head and using a firearm to carry out the act.
The investigation was launched after Paneque Gómez, of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was initially reported missing. She was last seen during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 18, 2026, while reportedly on her way to work.
According to the Guyana Police Force, detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters later recovered her body in a decomposed state at about 7:50 p.m. on June 24, in a clump of bushes along the East Coast Demerara.
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