Khemraj Mahabir, a 27-year-old labourer of Number 65 Village, Corentyne (Region Six: East Berbice-Corentyne), was discovered dead in a trench in his home village, one street away from where he had lived.
The discovery was made by villagers at some time between 07:00h and 8:00h on Wednesday morning. He would have been celebrating his 28th birthday on the day his body was found. Villagers have said Khemraj frequently consumed alcohol.
His mother Grace Mahabir has said he was an epileptic and may have suffered a seizure.
“Yesterday [Tuesday] morning he went home and he start vomiting. Me mek lil suga wata and give he,” the woman said.
She said that at about 16:00h on Tuesday, he left home to purchase a beverage from a nearby shop, and never returned. The woman said she had spent the entire evening alone at home, and on Wednesday morning she was informed of the discovery of his body.
This tearful mother has said there is nothing she can do about the situation, although she tried to describe the pain she was feeling at having lost the breadwinner of her home.
Khemraj used to do odd jobs in the community to support his mother. Police are waiting on an autopsy to be performed on the body. (G4)
