Hope Estate man found dead on blood-soaked bed

A 33-year-old Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara man who left home to lime with friends on Tuesday afternoon never returned home. Instead, police found his motionless body yesterday morning on a blood-soaked bed.

The deceased has been identified as Pradesh Ramgobin also known as ‘Avinash’. The man’s death is said to have occurred between Tuesday 5pm and 9am yesterday.    

Enquiries by the police revealed that on Tuesday afternoon, according to the deceased’s mother, Ramgobin, who was in the habit of imbibing on a daily basis left home to lime with friends.

Yesterday at about 8:30 am, the suspect who is now in custody went to the man’s house where he informed the deceased’s mother that Ramgobin had been chopped in his head and hand which resulted in his death.

The police were summoned and they found Ramgobin clad only in his underwear lying on a blood-stained bed at a house in Hope Estate.

An examination of his body discovered two wounds among other injuries.

Ramgobin was taken to the CC Nicholson Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body is currently at Jerrick’s Funeral Parlour awaiting an autopsy.

Investigations are ongoing.