A mechanic died on Sunday evening, four days after he was allegedly beaten by his neighbours with a piece of wood at Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD) and the police have arrested three people and are seeking a fourth.
Dead is Yugeshwar Shiwcharan called ‘Shah Rukh Khan,’ 31, of Lot 485 Belle West.
The incident occurred minutes before midnight last Wednesday and Shiwcharan succumbed to his injuries around 11 pm on Sunday. He sustained severe injuries including a swollen face and was admitted in a critical condition to the West Demerara Regional Hospital prior to his demise. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday afternoon confirmed that while the matter is being investigated a suspect, who has been identified as Anthony Jhagroo, 20, a labourer of Lot 494 Belle West, WBD is yet to be apprehended.
However, Blanhum said, the suspect’s mother, sister and sister-in-law were arrested yesterday morning and are currently in custody assisting with investigations.
Stabroek News understands that Shiwcharan was a known alcoholic and was on medication for an illness he was diagnosed with a few months ago. Additional information revealed that prior to the incident he had suffered a seizure. There were visible marks of violence on his body.
Reports indicated that hours before the incident, Shiwcharan had started to behave unusual in his home in the presence of his wife. As a result, the woman locked herself in her bedroom. He then stripped off all of his clothes and made his way to his neighbour’s premises.
The suspect then attempted to get Shiwcharan out of the yard during which he allegedly dealt him several cuffs and kicks about his body. The now dead man subsequently left but returned some two hours later. He was confronted and a scuffle ensued and he was badly beaten about his body.
It was at this point that the suspect’s sister alerted Shiwcharan’s brother, Maneshpaul, who picked him up from the roadway and took him to the hospital.
When Stabroek News visited the dead man’s house yesterday it was tightly secured and his wife could not be contacted.
However, Maneshpaul expressed his dissatisfaction with the way the police dealt with the matter after a report was made last Thursday morning at the Wales Police Station. “That is how they does operate. Is till when someone died they does decide to do something,” Maneshpaul said.
Shiwcharan’s body is currently at the hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. He leaves to mourn his wife and two children, aged 10 and 3 years old.
