The post-mortem examination which was done on the body of the man who was found buried in a shallow grave in the backlands of Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne on Tuesday revealed that he died as a result of an incised wound to his head and neck and gunshot injuries to his neck. Ghowcharran Persaud, 37, of Grant 1805 Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne reportedly went on a fishing trip with two friends identified as ‘Ameer’ and ‘Bharrat’ on Thursday last. Relatives had said that the men were expected to return on Saturday but Persaud did not.
The post-mortem examination which revealed Persaud’s cause of death was done on Friday at Memorial Gardens, Georgetown by government pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh. Persaud’s brother, Pravesh Persaud had told Stabroek News that last week Thursday morning his brother visited his house where he told him that he would be heading to the area to fish. “Any where he a go he does come tell me who he a go with and he say them a go catch fish and he seh he a go with Ameer. He pack up he bag and Ameer come and collect he.”
However, according to the brother, on Saturday morning ‘Ameer’ visited his home where he claimed that Bharrat shot Persaud. The brother said, “Ameer say that Bharrat fire five shot pon them and when me brother fall down he (Bharrat) run fa shoot Ameer and Ameer run.”
Ameer has reportedly claimed that he rode his motorcycle with a punctured wheel to escape. On Sunday last a search party which included police ranks ventured to the location where they discovered what appeared to be blood on the ground. However, the family did not give up and continued their search resulting in them on Tuesday returning to the location where Persaud’s body was eventually discovered buried in a shallow grave near to a tree – a short distance from where what appeared to be blood was found. “Me mother tell me how me cousin walk, walk and then walk pon am and feel and them find the grave under leaves next to one big tree.”
Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus had confirmed that two persons were incustody adding that the Major Crimes Unit had taken over the investigation.
