Man hangs self after chopping couple

A 35-year–old Cottage, Mahaicony labourer is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital [GPHC] after he was chopped on his head by his neighbour who later hanged himself.

According to a police press release, Deopaul Manie called ‘Bull’, his reputed wife Norawattie Khedoo and their neighbour Kenrick Chisholm were all consuming alcohol at Manie’s house, when Chisholm left the house. It is alleged that Chisholm later sexually assaulted a female relative of the couple. He was later confronted by the couple. The release said that Chisholm was carrying a cutlass which he used to chop Manie to the head and Khedoo on the left foot. When the police checked Chisholm’s home while carrying out investigations, he was found hanging from a length of polythene rope in his Cottage home. The body was taken to the Lyken’s funeral home were it is awaiting a post-mortem examination. The police statement put the time of the incident at around 3.30 am.

Manie’s brother, Boojram Manie told this newspaper that his nephew told him around 6 am that his brother “get chop up.”

When he went to his brother’s house, he said that Khedoo was standing on the dam – she had already bandaged the chop on her foot. He said that he went into the house and into the bedroom where he saw his brother lying in his briefs on the floor beside the bed. Boojram said that there was a lot of congealed blood; as if Deopaul had been wounded and lying there for some time.

He said he thought his brother had already died. Boojram hurriedly took his brother and Khedoo to the Mahaicony Hospital where Khedoo was admitted. Manie was however given saline and oxygen and transported via an ambulance to the GPHC.

Boojram further added that he does not know anything about the circumstances surrounding his brother’s wounding. He also does not know anything about what kind of relationship the couple had with their neighbour.

At the hospital yesterday relatives of the father of three sat waiting for hours on news about his condition.

The man was taken to the St Joseph Mercy Hospital for a CT scan, and upon his return to the GPHC his family was told that there was blood in his brain. He was subsequently taken to the operating theatre where he was up to press time. (Melissa Charles)