The blood, hair and other samples taken from a decapitated corpse and human head and relatives of missing businessman Mohamed Khan are still in Guyana, Crime Chief Leslie James confirmed.
When contacted yesterday James said the samples had not left Guyana and were expected to be sent off to a lab in Trinidad shortly.
The samples were collected over a two-week period and relatives had been told that the results would be available in four weeks’ time.
Though police have repeatedly said that DNA testing is needed to confirm that the decomposing remains are indeed those of the former MFK Trading owner, relatives are convinced that the remains which were found on September 22 at Cummings Lodge are his. The corpse was missing a leg from the knee down and on the other side the foot was apparently severed at the ankle.
A head, which was in a plastic bag, was found a few feet from the body. A post-mortem examination done two weeks ago was inconclusive.
It was Khan’s wife, who lives in Venezuela, who positively identified a belt and pants found on the corpse as being those of her husband.
Pictures had been sent to her by relatives who had viewed the remains at the Lyken’s Funeral Home.
A mark was found in the stomach area of the corpse, in the same area where Khan had sustained a gunshot wound during a failed execution attempt. The doctor, according to Khan’s sister Bibi Fareema Khan, could not confirm if it was a gunshot wound given the decomposition of the body.
Bibi, however, is convinced that the remains are those of her brother. In addition to the pants and belt, she said the hair on the recovered head as well as missing teeth in areas where Khan wore dental plates, have led to her to conclude that it was him.
Khan was last heard from on August 21. He had travelled from his home in Venezuela to meet with his attorney and to look after some business in the interior. Relatives said his disappearance and the attempt on his life back in July were linked to a soured business deal.
They say that as a result of that deal treats had been made to his life.
