Police have arrested a 24-year-old porter after the body of 20-year-old Kerriana Standford was discovered buried in a shallow grave behind a residence at Chelsea Park, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Standford, a housewife of Ann’s Grove, was reportedly killed on Friday, July 3, 2026, around 20:00 hrs. Her body was discovered one week later, on Friday, July 10.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), preliminary investigations revealed that Standford had visited the suspect’s residence at Chelsea Park prior to her disappearance.
Acting on information received, police visited the location and discovered the body of a female buried in a shallow grave at the back of the property. Police later received further information and contacted the suspect at Enmore, where he was arrested.
He was escorted to the Mahaicony Police Station and placed into custody. Standford’s body was taken to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor.
The body was later transferred to Bailey’s Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination. The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.
