The Parika Sea Dam man who was found murdered on Tuesday morning died from “asphyxiation due to suffocation and compression strangulation compounded by blunt trauma to the head and chest.”
This is according to results from the post-mortem examination, which was performed on the remains of Ramroop ‘Isaac’ Rameshwar, 64, yesterday.
His bound and gagged body was discovered in his home around 6:20 am and it is believed that he was murdered during a robbery around 10 pm on Monday.
Five men have remained in custody as police continue investigations and are likely to face charges.
His son, Ramesh of Tuschen, EBE had said his father was in possession of “$2M worth of gold jewellery – including four rings, four chains and two bands – but he didn’t want to give anybody to keep,” he said sadly.
The body was lying face down in the living room with blood oozing from the mouth. A small amount of blood was on the floor under the head.
The feet were tied with a piece of green rope and the hands were bound to the back with a shirt. He was also gagged with another shirt, which was also apparently used to strangle him.
There was no forced entry, which suggested that Rameshwar may have known the attackers.
At the scene, a woman had related that around 9:55 pm she heard the man “hollering murder, murder.” She woke her daughter and they both listened. However, they ignored the man’s screams for help because “he would behave like he’s mad” at times.
As she was walking past his house on Tuesday morning on her way to work, she saw the top half of his door open.
Realizing that something was amiss, she started shouting, “Ole Bai, Ole Bai,” but there was no response. She then alerted the other neighbours. When they checked they discovered the body and informed the police.
