Man found dead two days after beaten for ‘hustling’ neighbour’s daughter
The decomposed body of a 52-year-old man was fished out of a trench at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) yesterday, two days after he was beaten for “hustling” a neighbour’s daughter.
Dead: Doodnauth Hariprasad
The dead man has been identified as Doodnauth Hariprasad, a father of five of Lot 45 Tuschen, West Coast Demerara (WCD). Hariprasad’s bloated body was found early yesterday by passersby.
A post mortem examination performed on the remains of the 52-year-old man revealed that he died from multiple injuries.
One of Hariprasad’s neighbours and his son were subsequently arrested after police received reports that the two persons were seen beating the victim on Wednesday after he (Hariprasad) had “hustled” the neighbour’s daughter. That was the last time he was seen alive.
The dead man’s sister, Rosaline Bhim, said that her brother lived in Tuschen with their father. He would go at her home to collect food every morning.
According to the woman, Hariprasad went to her home early Wednesday to collect food. That was the last time she heard from him.
“On Thursday morning, I waited on him to come and collect the food but he didn’t come so I took a bus and I went in Tuschen. I ask my father what happened to (my brother) and he too said that he doesn’t know,” the woman said.
She further added that her father had informed her that the 52-year-old man was involved in an argument with a neighbour and that he was beaten by the neighbour and his son. “(Her father) said that was the last time he saw (Hariprasad),” the woman added.
Bhim stated that yesterday morning she waited on her sibling, thinking that he would show up to collect food for himself and their father but he failed to show up again.
“He does normally come around 06:00 (hrs) in the morning and when he didn’t show up, I suspect that something was wrong so I took a bus again and I went to their home. While going, I hear they found a body at Zeelugt,” the woman said.
She explained that she asked someone to drop the food for her father and she went to the scene where the body was found. According to the woman, the body was submerged in the trench.
“When they pulled him out, I recognized the pants because he does wear my father pants. And then I identified him. They took him to the parlour and the PM showed that he was murdered,” the woman claimed.
Meanwhile, the dead man’s estranged wife, Annette Sukra, said that they separated 16 years ago because of his drinking habits.
“When he drink, he could really get you angry and he drinks a lot so maybe he said something to the girl and that’s why he was beaten,” Sukra said.
Investigations are ongoing.