Police in Regional Division Number 7 are probing the death of 56-year-old Rushik Ramkarran, known as ‘Crushal’, a labourer of Lot 37 Seventh Avenue, Bartica, whose decomposed body was found in his home yesterday.
Ramkarran’s 33-year-old niece of First Avenue, Bartica, had reported to the police that the now deceased man had not been seen in several days.
In response, a team of police ranks proceeded to the address. Upon arrival, they observed that the door, which was the only entrance into the house, was bolted from the inside and a reddish substance (suspected to be blood) was observed flowing down the stairs.
The door was subsequently forced open, and the deceased was found lying face down in a decomposed state. Upon examination, a wound was observed on the head, with blood visible on the face.
The body was transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, to await a post-mortem examination.
Based on preliminary investigation, it is suspected that the deceased may have fallen from the top of the stair, hitting his head in the process.
