Boat captain Ramkissoon Sukhan called ‘Greenie,’ whose body was found on Monday at the Eversham foreshore on the Corentyne, died as a result of drowning.
This was the finding of a post-mortem examination on his remains yesterday.
Sukhan, who had been missing for about three weeks after an alleged pirate attack during which he was shot, his three co-workers who survived the attack had claimed. However, no gunshot wound was found on the man’s body during the post-mortem examination, his son, Ramlall Sukhan said.
The dead man’s son said his family and other families who have lost their loved ones at sea as a result of pirate attacks are in the process of forming a Fisherman’s Committee. This committee will serve to investigate these incidents and if possible bring some closure for the families affected.
Ramlall Sukhan also stated that they plan to investigate their father’s death after they have completed religious work according to the Hindu faith, since his cause of death was contrary to the story his co-workers related to them and the police.
Ramkissoon Sukhan, 53, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara and a young fisherman, identified as Andrew and said to be around 17 or 18 years old were reported missing after armed pirates allegedly terrorised and attacked Sukhan and his four-man crew on the Corentyne shore on November 5.
The three survivors claimed Sukhan had sustained a gunshot wound to his right hand in the attack, after which the pirates forced him and them to jump overboard. Andrew is still missing.
