The cause of death of Zaharudeen Rozan, who died after being held in the Parika Police Station lock-ups, is being disputed and his family maintains that the marks of violence on his body were the result of beatings.
Police have said an autopsy found that the cause of Rozan’s death was consistent with an epileptic seizure, prompting a response from the Epilepsy Foundation of Guyana (EFG), which says such an occurrence is “highly unlikely.” The dead man’s father, Abdul Majeed, also said he was not aware that his son was epileptic although he had been told
