Owners of house distressed over situationWhat’s left of the torched car and the house.The owners of the house that was recently set on fire by unknown individuals in De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara, have said that they are very distressed over the entire situation as it relates to the circumstances surrounding how their house was attacked, as arson is suspected.Speaking with Kaieteur News, Oswald McKend said that so far the occupant of the house, which is his wife’s nephew,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, Dillion Henry, has not made any contact with them, nor have they tried to contact him.Kaieteur News understands that the police are still trying to determine the man’s whereabouts. It is believed that Henry has been at the centre of a fraud currently being investigated by the police. He was said to be part of a group that perpetrated a scam that robbed people of millions of dollars.Yesterday,Cheap Jerseys NFL China, some West Demerara businessmen were reporting that they had lost a combined $15 million in the scam.The scam invited them to invest money in some ‘export business’ and, depending on the amount of money invested, persons would get back as much as 35 percent on their investment each month. Some people invested millions of dollars.At least 300 people have invested in the business, which was promoted as a source of vegetable exports to Antigua.Neighbours told this newspaper that for the past few weeks no one has been staying in the house, and many persons have visited the area seeking the whereabouts of Henry.Henry’s aunt Margaret and her husband Oswald,Jerseys From China, who reside at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara,China Jerseys, said they had built the De Kinderen house as a ‘home away from home’.Oswald McKend told this newspaper that, although the now-damaged house is covered by insurance, the amount is not enough to cover the extensive damage.The fire started from a parked car inside the yard,Wholesale Jerseys, and then extended to the house. People in the neighbourhood suspect arson resulting from the scam. The Guyana Fire Service is still to determine what exactly caused the fire.At the time of the fire, which took place early Thursday morning,China NBA Jerseys, neither Henry nor his wife Michelle was in the house.When questioned if there are any plans to rebuild, Oswald said that at this point he is still trying to figure out what to do.Margaret McKend told this newspaper that her nephew Dillion Henry and his wife have been living in the house for the past five years.The McKends estimate damage to the house at close to $5 million. Most of the damage is to the ceiling, but a bedroom close to the torched car was extensively damaged.
