September 10, 2013, Guyana Tomes, Roraima says it was duped into hiring Lynch,

September 10, 2013, Guyana Tomes, Roraima says it was duped into hiring Lynch, 

Carolan Lynch

Former Guyanese Beauty Queen Carolan Lynch, who is wanted by the police for further questioning into the murder of her husband, Swiss House Cambio proprietor Farouk Razac, worked with Roraima Airways, Eping Avenue, Bel Air, Georgetown office as a temporary staff, the company said on Monday.

Days after the police issued a second wanted bulletin, Roraima Airways issued a statement saying that the former beauty queen was a temporary staff in a supervisory capacity. Lynch was hired under the context that the case against her was dismissed and that the company was not aware that there was a current arrest warrant issued for her. Upon her employment, she also confirmed with the company’s Human Resources Department that all legal matters against her were dismissed by the High Court.

During the interview as well, her address stated on her application form was confirmed by officials as her current place of abode. The release stated that in keeping with the role of the Sentence Management Board, whose function and role is related to the rehabilitation of prisoners and their reintegration into society; Roraima Airways embraces the role of the private sector in creating those second chances.

“We therefore, support the work of the Sentence Management Board in this regard as part of our corporate social responsibility,” the release added. The board is headed by Captain Gerry Gouveia, who is also the chairman of the Roraima Group of Companies.

When contacted, Gouveia reiterated that the he was not aware that the murder case against the former beauty queen is still pending until he saw a wanted bulletin over the week-end. He confirmed that Lynch worked for a few months as a temporary staff, noting that she is not longer employed with the company.

The chairman also explained that presently, he is unaware of the woman’s whereabouts, but he would like to urge Lynch to report to the police with immediate effect. Lynch was charged in May 2007 with the murder of Cambio boss Farouk Razac, who was found dead on the floor of their Eping Avenue, Bel Air home.

Evidence provided to the investigators stated that upon his discovery, he was bleeding through his nose and mouth and his hands were at his neck. The autopsy confirmed that the businessman was strangled to death. In 2008, the former beauty queen was discharged after Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys found that a prima facia case was not established. She was later arrested after the initially wanted bulletin was issued.

At the time of the businessman's murder, his life was insured for US$1 million, leaving relatives to believe the former beauty queen killed him for the money. She has since denied all allegations, claiming that she found him lying on the ground and contacted law enforcement officers.