Bodies of dead fuel dealer, Venezuelan wife awaiting PME

Eteringbang Landing murder-suicide…

The body of the 36-year-old fuel dealer, Munishwar Ramkellawan, who was found dead with a suspected gunshot wound to his head on Friday afternoon, has been transported to Georgetown and is awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME).

Meanwhile, the body of his reputed Venezuelan wife, 26-year-old Marianny Martinez, remains in Eteringbang, Cuyuni (Region One).
This is according to Commander of F Division (Interior locations) Kevin Adonis, who on Sunday told this publication that the dead woman’s body is also awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME) but had to remain in Region One since she is a Venezuelan national.
He stated that her relatives had been contacted and would have arrived in the country where preparations are ongoing to have the PME conducted and then have the body transported back to Venezuela for funeral arrangements.
Commander Adonis noted that the police are treating the matter as a murder/suicide case and it is believed that Ramkellawan shot his wife to her head once before turning the gun on himself moments after the couple had a dispute in their Eteringbang Landing, Cuyuni River home.
Reports are that the couple had been involved in a common-law relationship and operated a fuel business from their residence along the Eteringbang Landing.
According to eyewitnesses, on Thursday last, at around 15:00h, Ramkellawan and his wife were seen imbibing alcoholic beverages at their residence, and this continued into the wee hours of Friday morning.
This publication was told that after some hours of imbibing with each other, persons observed the man and woman engaged in a heated argument.
Their row is said to have lasted quite a while before they eventually retreated to the inside of their home together.
Shortly after the duo had entered their residence, persons in the area heard two loud noises, which sounded like gunshots, but could not ascertain from which direction they came.
However, it was not until late Friday afternoon, around 17:50h, that Ramkellawan and Martinez were both discovered lifeless in their home lying next to each other.
It was an employee who worked for the couple that made the gruesome discovery when he turned up at the residence/business and did not locate his bosses.
According to the police, the bodies of Ramkellawan and Martinez were found dead on their bed.
Ramkellawan was discovered bearing a single suspected gunshot wound to the right side of his head while his wife bore a single suspected wound to the left side of her head.
Additionally, a 9mm Taurus pistol along with eight live rounds were found on the bed between their two bodies and two spent shells were discovered in the room.
Investigations into the matter continue.