Police have seized the car of the suspect in the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer, the country's latest murder victim, The Nassau Guardian understands.
Two of the three people who were arrested in connection with the matter have been released, police confirmed yesterday.
Archer, who was reported missing by his family on Friday, was found dead in bushes off Yorkshire Drive, Cable Beach on Wednesday morning.
A source close to the investigation, who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the case, said yesterday it is unlikely police will formally charge the suspect they have in custody before next week.
"We have a lot of work to do," the police source said.
The man in custody was released from prison late last year after serving time in relation to a similar case, The Guardian understands.
Police reportedly have collected scientific evidence and are hoping to build their case on hard evidence, rather than a confession, as many such confessions have failed to stand in court.
The Guardian also learnt yesterday that Marco's body was found beneath a suitcase. Police are still unclear as to how long it was at the scene.
An autopsy will be conducted to confirm the cause of the boy's death.
Police are still refusing to comment on the specific condition of the body, or how he died.
Also crucial to the case, The Guardian understands, is surveillance footage police collected from area businesses that recorded activities near their establishments last Friday night.
Marco, who was a sixth-grade student at Columbus Primary School on Wulff Road and Collins Avenue, went missing between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to his family.
The death has sparked outrage in the community and is re-energizing support for capital punishment.
One of the bills the government has promised to bring to Parliament soon will classify murders, identifying which categories should have the death penalty attached.
No one has been hanged since David Mitchell in January 2000.
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