Mammologist found dead at Oku Backdam, suicide note allegedly found in phone

– roommate arrested as investigations continue

The lifeless body of 30-year-old Meshach Pierre was found in his shared apartment at the G2 Minerals Guyana Inc. compound, Oku Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Thursday.
At the time of the discovery, a piece of blue cloth and a red and black shoelace were tied around his neck and his tongue was protruding from his mouth.
Based on reports received Pierre and a team of 11 were assigned to conduct a mammal survey at G2 Minerals in Oku Backdam, Cuyuni-Mazaruni which commenced on September 14, 2024. During their stay at the facility, Pierre shared a room with his assistant, Philbert Denhart.
However, on the day in question, the now dead man approached his assistant and two other workers who were at the time sitting under a shade in the compound and instructed him not to return to the room because he had a meeting.
Nevertheless, at about 14:55h, a colleague asked Denhart if he was going to work and upon checking the time, he hurried to his room to start working. Upon opening the door to the apartment, he found Pierre crouching on the floor on his right side.
As such, he immediately summoned the Medic who pronounced Pierre dead. The police were contacted and the body was transported to Bartica Regional Hospital Mortuary.
In addition, during investigations, detectives reportedly found a ‘suicide note’ in the now-dead man’s mobile device addressed to his family outlining reasons for taking his life. The roommate was detained as police continued their investigations.
Meanwhile, an autopsy performed on Pierre’s body showed that he died from compression injuries to the neck. The post-mortem was performed by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh.