Man held over Bath carpenter’s death

Koomalram Chattergoon

A man has been taken into custody in connection with the death of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice carpenter Koomalram Chattergoon, whose decomposed body was found on Wednesday.

Chattergoon, 59, also known as ‘Friday’, was yesterday laid to rest after police indicated to his family that they were unable to perform a post-mortem examination on the body, due to the state of decomposition.

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