Detectives investigating the six-month-old brutal murder of a man have revealed how they considered offering a reward in a bid to catch his killer.

Glen Calvin Wolffe was found slain in his Sandys home last November. He was believed to have lain undiscovered for a number of days after suffering several sharp force injuries on various parts of his body. More than 200 people have so far been questioned by officers, but the killer is still at large. Last week, one of the best friends of the murdered stonemason urged Police to offer a reward to help flush out his killer.

On Monday, a Police spokeswoman said: "A reward has been considered by Police, but we are not going along that road at the moment.

"It has been brought forward as a possibility. However, we are still exploring all the factors involved and the different options. But we have not ruled it out.'' Mr. Wolffe's friend, who did not wish to be named, contacted The Royal Gazette to make the appeal for fresh information about the killer.

He said: "I think somebody is protecting this person. We have a murderer walking around this Island free and somebody, somewhere knows who it is.

"I beg that person to come forward and tell Police.

"Maybe the Police should offer a reward to try and entice people to come forward. I think that is the only way they will tell the Police what they know.'' Homosexual Mr. Wolffe, 43, who was the father of a teenage son, was found dead in his Heathcote Hill home on November 17.

Known to family and friends as Bugsy, he lived alone, but was last definitely seen alive by relatives on the Friday before his body was found. He was known to frequent clubs around Hamilton, but during the few days before he died he was not seen with anybody out of the ordinary. And the senior detective leading the inquiry, Detective Chief Inspector Carlton Adams, said he did not believe Mr. Wolffe's death was the result of a killer specifically targeting men at random, or that his death was caused by a sex game gone wrong. Det.

Chief Insp. Adams said he had made significant progress with the case and would continue to persevere until the killer was brought before the courts.

He added: "Bugsy was murdered. He deserves, and his family deserves, to get closure of this.'' Anyone with information about the murder should call Police on 299-4315 or, alternatively, call Crime Stoppers, where they can report information anonymously, on 1-800-623-8477.