Murdered Strathavon farmer’s family still awaiting justice after 15 years

Anand Persaud

Fifteen years after a farmer was found dead in a shallow grave in the Strathavon, Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara backlands, relatives are still waiting on the police to make an arrest.

Over the years, they say, it has become evident that the motive for the death of Amar Persaud was land related as within a year of his death, his three and a half acres of land had been cultivated into rice field without their consent.

They said that even though police were given enough evidence to launch an in-depth investigation