Police in Berbice, Region Six, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Parsram Shivpersaud, a 52-year-old unemployed man, whose body was found in a drain on Saturday morning.
It is suspected that the man died sometime between 19:30hrs on June 13, 2025, and 10:30hrs on June 14, 2025.
According to police reports, Shivpersaud, a resident of Lot 15 Adelphi Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, was known to be a heavy consumer of alcohol.
On Friday, he spent the day at his sister’s home. At approximately 19:20 hrs that day, the deceased was last seen sitting on the railing of her bridge, located in front of her home, smoking a cigarette.
The following day at approximately 10:00 hrs, the deceased’s brother-in-law, observed his body lying face-up in a drain in front of his yard.
Investigations are continuing.
