Trinidad doctor found dead in car near Mayaro beach

Amrit Ramdass
Amrit Ramdass

(Trinidad Express) Police found the body of a man in a vehicle at Mayaro yesterday.

In the vehicle officers also found syringes with needles and vials of liquid.

Police were told by residents that the vehicle, a Honda City, was seen near the seaside at Bon Espoire Road since 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

However, officers were called to the scene the next day and around 11 a.m. Emergency Response Patrol officers responded to a report.

The man was seen unresponsive sitting in the front passenger seat.

The syringes with needles and the vials were on the floor of the front passenger’s side.

A large black bag was on the passenger’s seat.

Police said the deceased was identified as Amrit Ramdass of Orchard Gardens, Chaguanas, a medical doctor who worked at the Mt Hope Hospital.

The body was removed to the Sangre Grande Hospital Mortuary pending a post-mortem this week.