A 76-year-old man was on Sunday night found dead in his ransacked home with his throat slashed and the police suspect that he was the victim of a robbery. His son and two other men have since been arrested.
The body of David Ramkissoon called ‘Dillip’ and ‘Shortman’ was discovered in a pool of blood in the bottom flat of his Lot 61 Better Hope, South, East Coast Demerara house where he lived with his son, Anand Ramkissoon, daughter-in-law, Nalini Ramkissson and their two sons.
He was last seen alive around 1.30 pm on Sunday by residents of the community. It is suspected that the elderly man knew his attacker/s since neighbours heard no suspicious sounds.
An undisclosed amount of cash was missing from the house. David Ramkissoon had reportedly kept money in white envelopes and these were found crushed in the upper section of a refrigerator in the house.
Commander of ‘C’ Division Paul Williams yesterday informed this newspaper that Anand Ramkissoon and two of his friends were arrested for questioning.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News, the gruesome discovery was made by Anand around 11 pm on Sunday when he and his family returned from a trip to the creek. They sensed that something was amiss since the house was in complete darkness and the doors were open.