Two men are currently in custody in relation to the death of James Stuart, whose body was found on Sunday morning at La Grange, West Bank Demerara with a wound to his head.
This is according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who informed Stabroek News last evening that the suspects were arrested on separate occasions and are currently assisting the police with investigations.
One of the men was arrested earlier this week in Mahdia while the other was detained yesterday.
The body of Stuart, 50, of Unity Street, La Grange, WBD, was found on Sunday morning, several corners away from his home. His brother, Lloyd Richards, had told this newspaper that his family had last seen Stuart on Saturday night imbibing in a corner by himself at his sister’s rum shop and when they enquired if he was alright he had responded and left sometime during the night.
Richards said that the family was plunged into mourning after he received a call from a friend enquiring when last he had seen his brother since they had found someone who looked like him.
He said the family’s worst fears were confirmed when he then rushed to the Ezekiel Funeral Home where he saw his brother’s body.
“That don’t seem like nothing else but someone lash he in his head with a heavy object because when you go on the spot you seeing blood everywhere. One spot got nuff then it got lil bit and then another spot got more. Like he get lash and try to run away but drop down and dead there,” he had said.
Richards had recalled on several occasions before Stuart’s death, he was robbed and beaten walking home and was of the belief that the same occurred the night he met his demise.
