Retired school teacher
died from multiple wounds

RETIRED school teacher Ralphy Ramcharan died from multiple chop wounds, a post mortem performed yesterday revealed.

Police had initially believed the former Mathematics teacher was beaten to death because of a wheel spanner seized where Ramcharan’s body was found in a river south of the Maritime Plaza Roundabout, Barataria.

The naked body of Ramcharan, 41, of Debe Juntion, Penal, was found Wednesday morning by three gardeners who were going to attend to their crops at Black Dirt Trace. His hands were tied in front of his body and his feet were bound at the knees and ankles.  There were lacerations to his arms and forearms and a huge gash to the back of his head.

Relatives told police that Ramcharan had left home Tuesday to go and tutor a student in the Curepe area.  He had not been seen since and a missing person report was lodged at the San Fernando CID.

Ramcharan’s body was later identified by his wife, Liwaite and brother, Danny.  No arrests had been made up to late evening and Cpl Francis Vidale of the Barataria/EL Socorro Police Station is continuing enquiries.