Bel Air businessman died of blunt trauma, suffocation -autopsy

Frank Persaud, who was murdered by three men who posed as customs officers, died as a result of blunt trauma to the head and suffocation, an autopsy has found.

The post mortem examination was conducted yesterday by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh, a press release from the police force said.

Persaud, 44, a father of one of Lot 1, Area L, First Street, Bel Air Village was killed on Tuesday evening by three men who posed as customs officers.

Frank Persaud

According to reports, sometime after 8 pm, three men purporting to be GRA officers visited the man’s home under the pretext of carrying out a search of his property. His wife, who answered the door, was subdued by one of the men and the man’s accomplices took Persaud to the back of the home and proceeded to duct-tape him. He was later pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.