The body of a 77-year-old pensioner was fished out of the Demerara River in the vicinity of Grove village, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Thursday morning.
The area near the fishing dock in Grove, EBD, where Samaroo’s lifeless body was found
Dead is Bulla Samaroo, also called “Somar”, of Lot 146 Grove Squatting Area, EBD.
Reports are that Samaroo left his home on Tuesday morning notifying his family that he was going to visit his brother-in-law. He was never seen or heard from again.
This newspaper was told that on Thursday around 10:00h, persons near the sea-dam in Grove noticed a large object floating near the fishing dock which is used by private boat operators. Upon investigating, they realised that it was a man’s body.
The Police were immediately notified while the news spread around the area that a man’s body was found. Some villagers recognised the man and made contact with his family members who quickly arrived at the scene and confirmed his identity.
According to the now-dead man’s wife, Prabha Debidin, Samaroo was diagnosed with cancer and would frequently complain about physical aches and pains about his body.
On Tuesday, he left their home under the pretext of visiting his brother-in-law to enquire what medications he (the brother-in-law) uses since the man has vast knowledge of illnesses.
After Tuesday and Wednesday passed and Samaroo did not make contact with his wife or relatives, they contact the brother-in-law. However, the man told Debidin that Samaroo never visited him.
“I told him come back quickly. I sat and watched but did not see him, started searching for him, today (Thursday) my grandson notified me after I said he was nowhere to be found and now he gone and drown himself because he wasn’t able to handle the pain,” the distraught woman stated.
The Post-Mortem Examination (PME) is expected to be conducted shortly to determine Samaroo’s cause of death. Meanwhile, investigations into the matter continue.
