Signs of police cover-up in death of Pomeroon man, says family

Nathan Samuel James

On May 9th, when Nathan Samuel James’ unmanned boat was found drifting in the Pomeroon River, the visible damage on the vessel led his family to believe that it had been hit by another vessel and he fell overboard and drowned.

Two days later, James’ body was discovered at Jacklow, Pomeroon River, but his family’s expectations were upended when the post-mortem examination found that he did not drown, and instead suggested that he had been murdered. It was the first of a number of surprises over the last two weeks that has left his family convinced that an effort is being made to cover-up a crime.

An eyewitness told police that he saw when a man killed James. The suspect, who had been a business partner of the deceased, was held by police and he had visible injuries about his body, but he