Hukumchan Inshanally, the Albion Estate cane harvester whose body was found on Monday afternoon in a canal in Hampshire backlands, died from drowning, an autopsy revealed yesterday.
The autopsy was conducted at the Port Mourant Hospital yesterday morning.
Inshanally, also known as ‘Iles,’ 56, of Lot 4C Persaud Street, Rose Hall, Corentyne, had been missing since last Friday. His partially decomposed body was discovered in a canal in the backlands at Hampshire Middle Walk around 1.30 pm on Monday.
The man’s relatives were told that after completing his daily task, he left using a different path from the one taken by the other cane harvesters.
Stabroek News confirmed that an investigation is being undertaken by the sugar estate, while the police are also continuing their separate investigation.
Inshanally, who is survived by his wife and two children, is to be laid to rest today.
According to his relatives, workers at the estate have come together and made a monetary donation to cover his funeral arrangements.
