Seventy-one-year-old Karamchand Panchoo called ‘Guru’ was this morning found face down in a pool of blood at Tage fowl farm located at Don Robin on the Corentyne, where he worked as a security guard.
Panchoo, who is originally from Reliance Village in East Berbice was residing at his daughter, Baby Karamchand’s house, at Nigg Settlement on the Corentyne.
Baby Karamchand told this newspaper in a telephone interview that she received a telephone call around 8 am during which she was told that her father had been found dead. She said she went to the scene and when she got there, she saw him in the pool of blood with his bag on his shoulder and his cap still on his head; apparently he had been about to leave work when he met his demise.
Asked if her father had any enemies or if she knew of anyone who might have wanted to hurt him, Baby replied “yes”. She said her father had told her of a co-worker, who, on several occasions, had threatened him. She said the same man had at one time injured her father’s eyes.
Her father had reported the injury and the man had paid him a settlement and promised not to assault him again.
She said her father was a very quiet man and she could see no reason why someone would murder him. She also said that he was a sickly person.
The police are investigating and a post-mortem examination will be performed on Panchoo’s body on Wednesday.
