Police are investigating the death, allegedly by electrocution, of 32-year-old Sorajanie Hansraj and her 39-year-old husband Prahalad Jagnarine, which occurred between 7 last evening and 6 this morning at Success Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.
In a statement today, the police said that several ranks visited the scene at around 8 am.
The police say that the bodies were examined and burn marks were seen on the neck, chest and right wrist of Jagnarine and burn marks on the left wrist and left side of the back of Hansraj.
Further searches were done, and a length of red and black wire was seen next to the two bodies. The wire was connected to an electrical post leading to their home. The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and Emergency Medical Technicians were summoned to the scene. GPL disconnected the wire from the post, and the bodies were pronounced dead by Dr Dourga and were escorted to the Mortuary awaiting PME.
Investigations are ongoing.