Corentyne store owner murdered

Winston Ragnauth

By David Papannah

A Corentyne store owner was found dead yesterday morning with his throat slit at his business premises.

News of the murder of Winston Ragnauth, 56, called ‘Tony,’ of Lot 2 Whim Public Road, Corentyne, sent shockwaves across the Corentyne coast after the gruesome discovery of his body was made by family members.

Up to press time, two persons were held by police in connection with Ragnauth’s murder, which is believed to be linked to a robbery at his grocery and liquor store, where his body was found in a pool of blood. It is suspected that he was killed sometime between