A preliminary analysis has confirmed the presence of cyanide in the substance found in the vehicle where the bodies of Paishnarine ‘Ritchie’ Hansraj and Justin Teixeira were found in the parking lot of the Marriot Hotel last Saturday, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“Analyses of stomach contents will be concluded at laboratories overseas to confirm whether in fact this substance containing cyanide was indeed ingested,” the ministry said in a brief statement yesterday afternoon.
The statement was issued hours after Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn told reporters that local authorities were expecting results within a week’s time from the testing of the substance.