Labourer found dead on Annandale foreshore

 

- friend in custody

- sexually assaulted, since his body was discovered with his underwear half way down his feet.

 

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 20-year-old Litendra Narine, called ‘Boyo', whose body was found on the Annandale foreshore at around 13:00 hours yesterday.

Police have detained his friend who they believe could provide them with information regarding Narine's death.

Narine's body was discovered face down in the mud on the Annandale foreshore at a place called sand reef.

There were no marks of violence on the body and investigators are eagerly awaiting the report on a post mortem examination which will be performed on the body today to narrow down their investigations.

The dead man‘s mother told this newspaper that she received information that her son was dead and that his body was on the Annandale foreshore.

She said when she reached the scene she found her son lying face down in the mud.

According to the woman, Narine, who does not live with her at Good Hope, reportedly went fishing with his friend, known to her as ‘Sham'.

“Dem does normally go ah Mon Repos seawall. Me nah know how dem end up at Annandale sand reef,” the woman said.

Kaieteur News was told that the friend, who is in custody, told police that he and Narine were attacked by a man who sported dreadlocks.

The friend claimed that he managed to run away.

However, he claimed that he cannot identify the dreadlocked man if he were to see him again.

Narine's brother-in-law, Basdeo Sankar, told Kaieteur News that the dead man had left his mother earlier yesterday morning.

“He and ‘Sham' left fuh go throw cast net. I de helping me mother and I left and go to a jhandi. A boy come and tell me dat Boyo get kill. When I go deh I see he with he shorts down in de mud,” Sankar said.

There are reports that the dead man may have been sexually assaulted, since his body was discovered with his underwear half way down his feet.

No one in the immediate area heard anything to suggest that something was amidst.

Police are working on the theory that Narine may have suffocated during an anal sexual act.

Wednesday 07-06-2005