Non Pareil pensioner found dead with chop wound

Roger Manikam

The body of a 65-year-old pensioner was yesterday found on the Coldingen Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara with a chop wound to the back of his head.

Roger Manikam, of Non Pareil, also on the East Coast Demerara, was discovered near to a drain some five corners from his house after leaving his home around 8 pm on Saturday.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday stated that the incident was being treated as a murder