Family suspicious over No. 51 station lock-up death

Sewdial Persaud

The relatives of Sewdial Persaud, the man found dead in the Number 51 Police Station lock-up after what police suggested was a “suspected suicide,” have called for a thorough investigation to be carried out.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday said that an investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death Persaud, 45, of Number 58 Village, Corentyne.

His relatives yesterday said they do not believe he took his own life.