Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are investigating the death of a 74-year-old pensioner.
Dead is Hannif Khan of Byderabo Road, Bartica, Region Seven.
Reports are that the man was found lying in his yard with blood oozing from his nostrils on Saturday.
According to the police, a 16-year-old of Byderabo, who was on his way home, saw the pensioner laying in front of his home motionless.
The police were contacted and upon arrival, the ranks found the motionless body of the handyman bare footed clad in a shirt and a three-quarters pants.
The body bore no marks of violence and was placed into a vehicle and escorted to Bartica Regional Hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead on arrival.
Inquiries revealed that Khan lived alone at Byderabo Road and suffered from a lung infection and hypertension. He was a regular patient at the Bartica Regional Hospital.
The body was placed in the hospital’s mortuary to be transported to Georgetown for post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), the body of an unemployed man was on Monday found lying motionless at Fourth Street Montrose, East Coast Demerara, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica).
The discovery was made at about 12:40h.
Dead is Zaheer Karim Bacchus, 49.
The police in a release said they received a call from an anonymous caller by telephone stating that the body of a male was seen lying motionless at Fourth Street, Montrose.
The police patrol responded and found the body of a man lying motionless clad in black shorts.
A physical check was done on the body, and no marks of violence were seen. The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) were summoned, and a doctor pronounced Bacchus dead.
The body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting post-mortem examination. Investigations are ongoing.
