Suspects held over killing of Corentyne fisherman

After the discovery of the body of fisherman Levan Chanderpaul, who was beaten and chopped, a suspect, who had previously threatened him, is among the persons who have been detained by police.

Chanderpaul, 26, of Lot 116 Number 68 Village, was found at the Number 68 Village backdam on Wednesday evening.

According to a post-mortem examination, which was conducted yesterday, Chanderpaul died from a fractured skull.  Police currently have a number of persons in custody, however, the prime suspect is believed to be the man who had threatened Chanderpaul on numerous occasions.   Sewaranee Chanderpaul, the mother of the dead man, stated that she last saw her son around 7.30 on Monday evening.