Crabwood Creek fatal beating: Pandit died from fractured skull, brain haemorrhage – PME

The post mortem examination conducted on the body of Rishi Bharrat, the pandit who was beaten to death outside of his Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice (East Berbice-Corentyne) home, has revealed that he died as a result of a fractured skull and brain haemorrhage.

Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh conducted the PME on Wednesday, and the results were released by the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
“The body was then handed over to the relatives for burial,” the Police have said.
The 60-year-old was attacked and beaten to death outside of his Lot 10, Grant 106, Crabwood Creek home on August 28, after he requested that several disorderly men who were all imbibing remove from in front of his home. Four persons have since confessed to their involvement in the fatal beating.
Reports are that the men were at a wedding celebration at Number 70 Village, Corentyne and the event was stopped by the Police as part of measures to enforce COVID-19 guidelines. The men then went to Crabwood Creek and purchased alcoholic beverages from a shop nearby, and continued imbibing.
When Bharrat went out to remonstrate with them, there was an exchange of words between him and the men, and he was attacked.
Two persons from the group reportedly removed boards from a bridge which stretched across a canal and lashed the father of four; one lash hit his head, and he was also hit to the head with beer bottles after falling to the ground.
The pandit, who operated his own temple, which was situated on the same premises, was pronounced dead at the Skeldon Hospital.
According to the now dead man’s wife, Jasmine, she had telephoned the Skeldon Police Station twice, seeking Police intervention after complaining of noise nuisance, and was told on the second occasion that the Police were responding and were already in the community.