Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that legal advice has been obtained from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to institute a murder charge against police constable Randy Thomas, the man accused of killing 26-year-old Cuban national Dailen Paneque Gómez.
Speaking with Kiskadee Watch yesterday, Blanhum said, “Legal advice has been obtained and it was recommended that we institute a charge of murder”.
Randy 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 Thursday in a clump of bushes along the East Coast Demerara.
Thomas was arrested following the discovery and has remained in police custody throughout the investigation.
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