By Rae Wiltshire
The body of a homeless man was fished out of a canal at East La Penitence yesterday morning and police continued to face accusations that they failed to render assistance that could have saved his life.
Toolsidas Mangra, 42, who stayed at the East La Penitence Night Shelter, went missing in the canal on Wednesday evening.
The man’s body was only discovered by a child early yesterday morning and he quickly alerted the adults in the community. The residents then pulled the man out of the canal and noticed he had severe injuries about his body. His eyes were battered and there were multiple lacerations around his neck, abdomen, back and shoulders.
Police yesterday issued a statement disputing the claims of residents that they ignored the requests that they help the drowning man on Wednesday.
According to the police, at about 6:40pm on Wednesday a female resident of the