Neighbour to face manslaughter charge today

Body dumped in drain…

A man, who after intense grilling by the cops had reportedly confessed to killing his neighbour by dealing him several cuffs, has been charged for manslaughter, and will appear in court today.
This newspaper has been informed that the suspect did not realise he had killed his neighbour – Abdool Ghannie, called “Dennis”, or “Fulla” – until he had returned from work the following day. According to the Police, after this suspect had realised that Ghannie was dead, he wrapped a black plastic bag over Ghannie’s face and dumped his body in a nearby drain.
This suspect has allegedly told investigators that on Saturday last, his 57-year-old neighbour, who had also been a resident of Patentia, West Bank Demerara, had been at his residence when they had had a “misunderstanding”,
as a result of which, the suspect claimed, he had dealt Ghannie several cuffs to his face, which resulted in the late Ghannie receiving injuries.
When contacted by this newspaper, Region Three (West Demerara-East Bank Essequibo) Police Commander, Senior Superintendent Linden Lord, explained that after being punched by the suspect, Ghannie had become motionless, and the suspect thought he had fallen asleep.
On Sunday morning, the suspect noticed that Ghannie was in the same position, and thought he was still sleeping; as such, he had gone to work. However, upon his return home, the suspect observed that Ghannie was still in the same motionless position, and that was when he realised that something was amiss.
He lifted Ghannie’s head and noticed blood, so he then put Ghannie’s head in a plastic bag to prevent the blood from dripping, and he dumped the body in a nearby drain.
A post-mortem examination conducted on Ghannie’s body has given the cause of his death as brain haemorrhage due to blunt trauma to the head.