Rajendra Persaud, the missing Newtown, Kitty man whose badly decomposed body was discovered at Brighton Village, Corentyne on Wednesday, died from ingesting a poisonous substance, an autopsy has found.
Commander of ‘B’ Division Lyndon Alves confirmed the findings of the post-mortem examination, which was conducted yesterday morning.
The body of Persaud, 49, of Da Silva Street, Newtown, Kitty, George-town, who was an employee at Sterling Products Limited, was found in a clump of grass at Brighton backlands, after a cattle farmer detected a pungent scent and decided to investigate.