The case file on the investigation into the death of Strathspey septuagenarian Deochand Ramsai, who was brutally beaten during an attack on his family on Sunday morning has been sent for legal advice, Regional Commander Royston Andries-Junor said.
Andries-Junor yesterday told Stabroek News that the investigation into the matter has been completed and the the file has since been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice on the way forward in the matter.
He said the four suspects who were arrested for questioning remained in custody up to yesterday afternoon.
Once the police receive advice to charge the suspects, Andries-Junor said they are likely to appear in court by today.
Seventy-two-year-old Ramsai of Lot 109 Strathspey, East Coast Demerara was beaten on Sunday morning by a businessman and his relatives who launched an attack on his family.
He succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) around 1.30 am on Tuesday.
An autopsy yesterday showed that he died from multiple injuries compounded by blunt force trauma to the head.
Police investigations revealed that at around 2.45 am on Sunday, Taijwattie Bhawanie, Ramsai’s daughter-in-law was awakened by the breaking of windows. She saw four males hurling objects at the house.
She later heard that the attack was an act of revenge committed by persons who alleged that her brother-in-law had stolen a gold chain and cash belonging to one of them.
The suspects subsequently gained entry to the upper flat where Ramsai and his wife Farida Ramsai resided and proceeded to ransack the home, forcing Bhawanie and her family to flee the residence, police said.
After the suspects fled, Bhawanie returned to her home and saw most of her valuables destroyed. She then proceeded to the upper flat where she found her father-in-law covered in blood with lacerations to his face and body.
