Labourer’s throat slit

IN WHAT has been described as a particularly gruesome killing, the decomposed body of a labourer was found early yesterday morning lying naked in a ditch in Biche, with the stomach slashed open and throat slit.

The murdered man has been identified as Ramsaran Ramcharitar, 42, who lived with his parents at Rodney Street, Biche. Police said he was not married and had no children. Up to late yesterday evening, three men were assisting Sangre Grande detectives in their investigations. Police reportedly got wind of the murder, after receiving a tip-off. Around 1 am yesterday, ASP Gonzales, Insp Edmond Thomas, Sgt Heeralal Chune, Sgt Fermin Roy, Sgt Hendron Moses (Homicide Bureau), Cpl Martin Perreira and WPC Beverly Paul went to Marquis Road, off the Cunapo Southern Road, Biche. The officers quickly picked up a foul odour and after searching the bushes for a few minutes, stumbled upon Ramcharitar’s decomposed body lying face up in a ditch.

DMO Dr Roxanne Tantoco arrived a short time later and viewed the body. Apart from the slit throat and slashed stomach which caused Ramcharitar’s intestines to spill out, he also appeared to have been very badly beaten. Ramcharitar was last seen alive on Friday liming with friends in Biche. Eyewitnesses reported to police that the group of men whom Ramcharitar was liming with, turned on him and began beating him. They later placed him in a car which sped off. He was never seen alive. Police suspect an argument broke out between the limers, which led to the savage beating and murder. Police also believe he was killed and under the cover of darkness, his body dumped by the ditch.
Up to late yesterday evening, police were still combing the area near to where the body was found, for the murder weapon.  An autopsy done yesterday at the Forensic Sciences Centre revealed Ramcharitar died of shock and haemorrhage consistent with multiple wounds including stab, slash and chops. The autopsy was carried out by pathologist Dr Hughvon Des Vignes. Ramcharitar, who was a labourer at the Rio Claro Regional Corporation, is the 28th person to be murdered in this country this year.