Although it was initially suspected that Paishnarine Hansraj, 25, and Justin Teixeira, 34, the two men found dead in the Guyana Marriott Hotel parking lot on Saturday, may have overdosed on a drug, investigators have been told that a substance found near them is suspected to be sodium cyanide, a poison which can be fatal in small doses.
Autopsies are scheduled to be conducted this week on the bodies of Hansraj, called ‘Richie’, a musician/singer of Hague Backdam, West Coast Demerara (WCD) and Teixeira, 34, an American Airlines flight attendant of Republic Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD). In addition, samples of the substance found in the car with the men are to be sent overseas for testing.