Security guard bound, bludgeoned to death at Lusignan Golf Course

A security officer attached to the Lusignan Golf Course, Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Thursday morning found dead inside the clubhouse. The dead man has been identified as 57-year-old Dalchand Dhanai of Lusignan Pasture, ECD.
Police stated that around 06:20h, a report was made to the Vigilance Police Station that a body was found inside the club. The body was reportedly discovered by another worker who turned up for work.
The detectives during their preliminary investigations observed Dhanai lying face down in the upper flat of the building, with his hands bound with shoelaces and there were injuries to his head.
Guyana Times understands that two brush cutters, a laptop computer, several cases of beverages and some other items were stolen from the property as the bond was broken into. Some of the items have since been recovered in some nearby bushes.
At the time of the tragic incident, Dhanai was the only guard on duty.
When contacted, his stepson, Avinash Persaud, who is the reigning Guyana Open golf champion, related that the now-dead man left home on Wednesday about 17:45h for work. About 05:30h on Thursday, Persaud received news that Dhanai’s body had been found in a pool of blood.
“It’s supposed to have a game today (Thursday) and some of them guys showed up early… it normally happens – where there is a game the guys would show up early to practice… when they show up early, he (Dhanai) would normally open the gate for them to get into the compound.”
Persaud added that after the guys honked their horns several times and Dhanai did not open the gate, they thought something was amiss.
“Them boys decide to jump the fence and right away see that the place was broken into… when they check for my stepfather, they saw him lying on the ground in a pool of blood… the door to the bond and so were broken… and they immediately called the Police and me,” he related.
Persaud recalled that when he arrived at the scene, his stepfather was lying on the ground with his hands tied behind his back and blood on his face. “It looks like they lash him to the head and face, because you could see the mark on his face with blood…”
He described Dhanai as a hard worker. In fact, Dhanai started to work at the club at a very young age as a groundsman but after he started to age, he was given the responsibility of overseeing the premises. “He working there for like 25-30 years – he was a full-time staff.”
He was the father of one son who resides overseas.
The Executive and members of Lusignan Golf Course have expressed their condolences to the family of Dhanai. In a release to the media, the club stated that the members were still in shock at this tragic incident while reiterating that the safety and well-being of its staff was paramount.
Further, the club noted that it would cooperate with detectives in finding the perpetrator (s) and bringing them to justice.
“The Club will be closed in the near future as a mark of respect to the family and to allow them, our members and staff, to mourn the loss of our colleague,” the release added.