The man who was found floating in a trench near the Square of the Revolution was yesterday identified as 54-year-old Sarju Gopaul, an alcoholic who would have convulsions after a drinking spree.
Gopaul, according to his son-in-law, Arafat Ally was also a heavy smoker. Ally concluded that the man had accidentally fallen into the trench after having one of the convulsions.
The man was discovered on Monday submerged in the water around 2 pm by a
