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Two men were arrested in South Andros for the murder of the German man killed on Wednesday night.

The men were bought to Nassau on Friday morning after police arrived in the quiet settlement of Kemp’s Bay to investigate the case.

The men, seemingly in their 20’s, were shackled at the wrist and dressed casually, appearing oblivious as they walked the tarmac. One stared into the camera lens as he made his way to CDU for further questioning.

The man, 57-year-old Torsten Wilhelm Hendrick of Geretsried Amselweg, Germany was with two other German nationals when the masked gunmen approached them while they were outside of their summer residence in Kemp’s Bay.

The gunmen flaunted a gun, startling the men. The man ran inside the house when the gunmen fired shots, striking two of the men.

For one day, police canvassed the island and spoke to residents of the area who promised to turn over anyone connected to the case since Hendrick and his family were frequent visitors to the island for more than 30 years.

Residents said they were fond of Hendrick and grieved the loss.

The ex-wife of the 52-year German man found hanging on a construction site on West Bay Street says her family is “desperate” for answers.

Guna Rapa of Baldone says it is difficult to get in contact with officials to identify the beloved man.

“[We] called twenty phone numbers for the police [and] sent emails. Nobody knows anything, where the deceased is and what is the situation. We have also contacted the embassy, the answer is the same,” she lamented.

Jānis Jahimovičs, though not officially identified by authorities, is a construction worker and was found on Saturday around 3 pm, hanging by tie straps around the neck on the Wynn Construction site.

Co-workers found Jahimovičs on the second floor of the building, where he worked for Paul Wynn the developer of Wynn Construction.

Police are investigating the case as an apparent suicide.

Rapa, who was married to Jahimovičs for 14 years and shares two children with him, asked, “What should loved ones do? The children want to say goodbye instead of getting a bowl of ashes?”

She said the family still has no information on the deceased man. “Is anyone in your country interested in contacting relatives? Where [did] they put him, we don’t know.”

The man’s death came days after a 41-year-old man was found. This is the fourth suspected suicide in the last month.

If you or anyone you know is suffering from suicidal thoughts, reach out to someone who can help or contact the Bahamas Crisis Center at 242-328-0922.