At about 0520h today police said that the body of Omesh Thakurdeen, 27 years, of No 72 Village, Corentyne, was found hanging in the lock-ups at the No 51 Police Station, Corentyne, Berbice.
Police say that Thakurdeen was taken into custody at about 2050h last night, during investigations into the murder of US-based Medical Doctor Max Kungel, whose body was found in the backdam at No. 70 Village, Corentyne, on March 17, 2013, with gunshot injuries.
A statement from the police today said that while in the lock-ups at the Police Station visits were made by the police to Thakurdeen’s cell in which he was the only prisoner; and during the check at 0520h he was found hanging by his shirt from the grill work.
The body is at the Skeldon Hospital Mortuary awaiting a PME as the investigations continue.
