– after heated row with unknown man
The body of a Lusignan man who is believed to have been the victim of a severe beating was discovered a short distance from his home early yesterday morning.
Victor Persaud of Grassfield, Lusignan, who lived alone, was reportedly involved in a heated row with another man prior to the fatal attack. Reports are that the man inflicted a beating on Persaud with a piece of wood.
It is unclear what injuries Persaud suffered, but neighbours who found his body reported seeing a gaping wound at the back of his head. They also reported that Persaud appeared to have lost a substantial amount of blood between the time he was left lying on the road and when he was found.
The circumstances surrounding Persaud’s death are sketchy and residents were offering bits of what they knew happened yesterday. While there were no eyewitnesses two persons claimed to have heard the argument between Persaud and his attacker.
It some time after 2 am that the argument erupted in the area and according to one woman, it was clear from the voices she heard that Persaud was involved. The woman said she was aware of Persaud’s drinking and his usual outbursts, and as a result, did not bother to look outside.
“He does drink and suh so I ain’t bother look out and see what going on. … I hear another voice and he. But ah can’t say who was de other person,” the neighbour related.
Another woman said she heard the noise and also ignored it, but shortly after she heard what sounded like someone groaning. The woman said that Persaud was likely groaning after he was beaten.
She said too, that the groaning continued for a while but she was not certain for how long because she fell asleep.
Persaud’s bloodied body was discovered around 6 am when a neighbour looked out.
Police were called in and Persaud’s body was later removed from the scene. Blood was visible on the road where he was found yesterday.
A man who identified himself as one of Persaud’s friends told Stabroek News yesterday that his friend might have been alive if someone had responded to his cries. The man who requested anonymity said that persons who live close to where the incident happened heard the noise, but failed to act.
“He might still be here if only people did look out and see him there on the road in pain, and to think that he live next door to a RC [rural constable]”, the man lamented.