Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who died after being bitten during a fight with one of his employees on Tuesday.
Dead: Mahindra Mangru
Dead is 43-year-old Mahindra Mangru. also called “Papo”, a Land Administration Consultant of Port Mourant, Corentyne. He celebrated his birthday on Sunday last.
Based on reports received, Mangru and one of his employees were involved in a scuffle after the worker had gone to his boss’s house to uplift his payment.
Minutes later, Mangru was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to the Port Mourant Hospital where he died while receiving medical attention. The incident occurred shortly after 07:00h.
A neighbour told Guyana Times that as she stepped out of her kitchen, she saw Mangru and another man engaged in a scuffle and as such, she alerted her husband.
Soon after, the man walked away from the scene and Mangru was seen lying on the ground in front of his gate in a motionless state.
“I went to him and took a bit of alcohol and put it to his nose to revive him and he took one breath and that was it… I called a neighbour and he put him in his car and took him over to the Hospital,” the neighbour stated.
The dead man’s nephew, Krisna Persaud told this publication that he was at home when he received information that his uncle was taken to the Port Mourant Hospital. He rushed to the medical facility only to be told that his uncle had died.
Investigations revealed that 56-year-old Latchman Looknauth, called “Latcho”, a labourer of Haswel, Port Mourant, who worked with Mangru, told Police that he visited his boss’s home to collect his salary, but Mangru refused to pay him.
This resulted in an argument between the two men. Mangru reportedly became annoyed, and armed himself with a cutlass and fired a chop at Looknauth, wounding him in the head.
In retaliation, Looknauth reportedly pushed Mangru to the ground and bit him. After the altercation, Looknauth visited the Port Mourant Hospital to seek medical attention, but was advised to make a report to Whim Police Station.
At the Whim Police Station Looknauth was arrested. He is currently assisting with the investigations. Meanwhile, the only mark seen on Mangru’s body was a bite from a human on his right hand.
