Wrong body cremated in Essequibo, pandit’s family upset

An Essequibo Coast family was shocked when they went to the mortuary to prepare their dead relative for cremation only to find that there was a mix-up and he was mistaken for another man and had already been cremated.

Harry Persaud, 83, who was a well known pandit of Adventure Village, died at the Suddie Hospital on July 31. His body was taken to the Suddie Hospital Funeral Parlour, which is privately run since the public hospital does not have a morgue. Arrangements were made to have him cremated today.

Another man, 82-year-old Seepersaud of Reliance, also died at