Relatives claim dead doctor’s body

The son of the late Dr Charles Validen, Jonathan and his former brother-in-law John Anderson at the Lyken’s Funeral Home on Thursday. They travelled to Guyana recently to bury him after his body went unclaimed for more than six weeks. The doctor had no relatives living in Guyana.

–funeral set for Monday

Dr Charles Validen, who was found dead at his home in August, will finally be laid to rest after family members recently travelled to Guyana to claim his remains.

According to his son Jonathan Validen, who is his only surviving child and closest relative, the late doctor will be laid to rest on Monday.

Several weeks ago, Stabroek News reported that the body of Dr Validen, a 76-year-old obstetrician and gynaecologist, who had dedicated years of service to patients, remained in storage at the