Man’s legs, arm chopped off

The 33-year-old man, an outpatient of St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital, has been described by police as armed and dangerous.

He remained at large up to last evening.

According to reports, Siew Seetahal, a former taxi driver was at his home at 6 pm, when he was attacked by the male relative who allegedly chopped off his feet and one of his arms.

The crazed killer then stacked the limbs in a row resulting in Seetahal bleeding to death.

According to reports, the killer then telephoned a male relative and said he wanted assistance to move a body.

The relative became suspicious and alerted the Barataria police who went to the scene and found Seetahal’s body clad only in his underwear with his severed limbs stacked in a row in the bathroom.

The district medical officer was alerted and the body was removed to the Forensic Sciences Centre, St James for an autopsy.

North Eastern Division police have launched a manhunt for the suspect but he could not be found on Friday night. Police have received information that the suspect was seen heading towards the Morvant area where a female relative lives.

That relative also suffers from a mental disorder.

Relatives of the dead man expressed horror and outrage over the murder claiming the suspect became violent when he did not receive his medication on time. Relatives added that doctors at the St Ann’s hospital who treated the suspect should have known about his aggression and kept him at the institution.

Officers of the North Eastern Division are continuing enquires.