A man and a woman were yesterday afternoon found dead in a room at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on the West Coast of Demerara and the police are probing.
The couple has been identified as Kevin Singh, 26, of Triumph, East Coast Demerara and Sabrina Nandram, 25.
Details surrounding their deaths remain unclear. However, the Police said the couple was found naked in the bathtub of their hotel room with a suspected poisonous substance nearby.
Sources told Stabroek News that at around 6 pm yesterday police were summoned to the hotel by its management.
Stabroek News gathered that the couple checked into the hotel about 3:38 pm on Saturday and were scheduled to check out at 12 noon yesterday. However, after the time had passed the couple was contacted by the hotel management and Singh indicated that they would pay for the extra time.
After two hours had elapsed, just after 3 PM the hotel management tried to contact the couple for a second time via the room service telephone. However, calls went unanswered and this prompted the hotel management to check on the room.
Using a spare key, the staff from the hotel gained entry into the room and found the couple lying in the bath tub and surrounded by a green substance, which police suspect they consumed.
Stabroek News was told that no marks of violence were seen on the bodies. The bodies are currently at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting an autopsy examination.
As news of the couple’s death reached family and friends they poured into the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station compound. The families broke down and stood in disbelief as the devastating news was conveyed to them by the police. As the families sobbed they questioned the cause of the deaths.
The police investigation is ongoing.
