Police on Tuesday evening discovered burnt remains suspected to be that of Bishundial Vasquez, who could not be found following a robbery at his worksite in Linden more than a week ago.
Samples have been taken for DNA testing.
Stabroek News was reliably informed that on Tuesday, a complaint was lodged at the Timehri Police Station of a marijuana field being cultivated behind the farm where Vasquez worked. As a result, a team of police visited the area and destroyed the field.
The police then revisited the farm where Vasquez worked and conducted a search during which an area with debris was seen. Further inspections were done and a suspected human tooth, human hair, bone fragments, a pair of scissors and a belt were found.
They were retrieved by crime scene ranks and lodged at the Timehri Police Station.
While it is suspected that the remains are that of Vasquez, DNA testing will be conducted to confirm such. No arrest has yet been made.
Vasquez called ‘Gardener’, of Friendship, EBD, has been missing since May 8. He reportedly disappeared without a trace following a robbery at his worksite.
A missing person’s report was lodged at the Timehri Police Station and despite several efforts, his relatives were unable to gather any clues about his whereabouts.
The missing man’s only son, Deonarine Vasquez had recently told this newspaper that based on what they were told, Vasquez’s employer Kiron Persaud visited the bond last Wednesday evening to make checks when he discovered that it had been ransacked. Several items including two outboard engines, two batteries, solar panels and pipes were missing. It was later discovered that Vasquez, who also stays at the location was nowhere to be seen.
As a result, Persaud raised an alarm and reported both matters at the Timehri Police Station.
Deonarine had related that after he and his sisters Reshma Bishundial and Hema Mattan learnt that their father was nowhere to be seen, they travelled to the location. They conducted several searches but came up empty handed.
He had said that they last saw Bishundial just over a month ago. They last heard from him when he called on Easter Day.
Bishundial worked as a caretaker for a bond which is owned by Persaud and located at Silicone Green, Soesdyke
Linden Highway for the past two years.
