Tomb raiders break into tomb at Buxton burial ground

Tomb raiders have struck again, this time in the Buxton Methodist Church Cemetery along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), removing the decaying remains from casket and lining up the bones on the ground.

Family members of the dead man, who was identified as well-known East Coast resident Manu Durant, who was shot dead in 2015, were called to the scene on Wednesday morning, after the discovery was made.
Cops were also summoned to the scene, and they were trying to determine when and how the tomb was destroyed and more so if anything was taken from the casket.
In a live video that was seen by Guyana Times, family and friends of the dead man expressed disgust that his final resting place was vandalised.

One person was heard saying “what are they looking for after seven years, gold chain and gold band? This is disrespectful… this is wickedness… why would they throw people out of their tomb like this”.
After the discovery was made, the remains had to be placed in a new casket and reburied by Durant’s family and friends.
Durant was a well-known promoter, one-time wanted man, and former bodyguard of convicted drug lord Shaheed Roger Khan. He was shot dead in a strip club on North Road, Georgetown in June 2015.
Durant was at the Baroombar Strip Club, according to reports, when he got into a confrontation with another patron of the club.
During the confrontation, Durant whipped out a firearm and fired a shot at the man. The man in retaliation whipped out his own weapon and returned fire. One of the shots hit Durant straight in the chest.
He fell to the ground while the suspect left the premises.
Durant was rushed to the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital where he remained unconscious and in critical condition until his death.
In 2009, Durant had been shot to the neck during an apparent execution attempt. In 2008, a wanted bulletin was issued for him in connection with the disappearance of Buxton resident Tunisha Morgan who cops believed was a girlfriend of now dead criminal Rondell “Fineman” Rawlins.
Earlier this month, two men were remanded for allegedly breaking into a tomb and stealing belongings from the corpse. That incident occurred in Corentyne, Berbice.
The suspects, according to reports, allegedly broke into the tomb of Vishnu Samaroo, 19, and stole a cellphone and jewellery.
Police said the two suspects reportedly confessed to committing the act. They told detectives that they had learnt that the youth had been buried with a lot of money. However, they said they stole only a cellphone and the rings and denied they stole money, claiming that there was none in the coffin.
They also admitted that after realising the rings were artificial, they threw them away.
Samaroo had been diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2021 and had lost his battle with the disease in January 2022.