Canje painter found dead in drain

The body of a spray painter was fished out of a drain in front of his home at Palmyra, East Canje, Berbice yesterday afternoon.

Reports are that Azad Khan, 39, was under the influence of alcohol when he accidently slipped into the shallow drain. His body, which was found face down, was clad only in a pair of khaki shorts.

His sister, Nesha Khan, a lawyer’s clerk, told Stabroek News that her brother who lived with her and her two children, left home in the morning to do a “spray job.” She and the children