The body of a 41-year-old man, with two gaping wounds to his forehead, was discovered in his Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home (WCD) yesterday and police have detained three women for questioning as they investigate the murder.
Dead is Veio Persaud called ‘Sunil’ of 29 Meten-Meer-Zorg East, WCD. His body was discovered by a female, when she went to his home early yesterday morning. She has since been taken into custody.
The body was lying in the living room, close to the open doorway. There were two large gashes on Persaud’s forehead, his uncle, Carl Chee-a-tow said. Jewellery that Persaud was wearing was missing and the entire home was ransacked, he told Stabroek News.
Two other females with whom Persaud was seen on Thursday night were also taken into custody. Chee-a-tow recounted that close to 6 am yesterday; he received a call from the female, who discovered the body.
He said that the girl told him that she had gone to the home and saw the front door open with Persaud’s body lying on the floor with blood around him.
Chee-a-tow, who lives a short distance away in the same village, said that he immediately went to the home to check on his nephew, who lived alone.
“The way I saw him, this guy is dead. I went in and look around and see this whole house was ransacked”, he stated. He related that there were two large gashes on Persaud’s forehead and he was wearing only his shorts. He pointed out that jewellery such as rings, chains and a hand band that Persaud usually wore was missing. Blood was still on the floor close to the locked door when this newspaper visited the home yesterday and Chee-a-tow said a detailed check had not been done to detect if anything else was missing.
He said that he called the police, who came and removed the body. He stated that the girl, who discovered the body as well as two other girls, with whom Persaud was reportedly last seen with were taken by the police for questioning. This was confirmed by Commander of ‘D’ Division, Paulette Morrison yesterday. Chee-a-tow stated that he was told that his nephew was last seen between 11 pm on Thursday and midnight.
He said that persons living close by had said that they had not heard anything during the night and he had last seen his nephew at about 2 pm on Thursday. Several other relatives had gathered at the home yesterday.
Chee-a-tow noted that his nephew had many friends but he knew of no problem that he had with anyone. He stated that Persaud occasionally did catering and both of his parents resided overseas. He described him as a kind and friendly person, who was always willing to help. Persaud also leaves to mourn two bothers, a sister and other relatives.
A post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted shortly.
The murder is the second within a week in ‘D’ Division, which covers the West Demerara and East Bank Essequibo. On Sunday, gas station owner, Brandis Roberts was found dead in his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home.
His hands were tied behind his back and a pair of pants tied around his face, covering his mouth and a post-mortem examination revealed that he had been strangled. One person is in custody as police continue their investigations in that murder. A number of others have occurred across the country in recent days.
