The individuals found died of asphyxiation and drowning; three are now in custody
Trio abandoned in the waters of Corentyne…
Missing, Sherida Hussein.
Drowning, Alwin Joseph.
Drowning, Babuni Harihar.
Kaieteur News – Post mortem examinations carried out on the bodies of the two people found after being abandoned in the Corentyne River revealed that they had both died from asphyxiation and drowning. The bodies of Alwin Joseph, of No. 65 Village, Upper Corentyne, and Babuni Harihar, 75, were found hours apart in separate locations. Harihar was found on the No. 70 foreshore while Joseph was found on the No. 61 foreshore.
Harirar and Joseph were dropped off in a sandbank in the river on Tuesday around 02:00 am along with Sherida Hussein after returning from a back-track trip to neighboring Suriname. Police have so far been unable to locate Hussein, but were able to find her belongings which included her identity card. Yesterday, the autopsies were carried out by the government’s Pathologist, Dr. Vivekanand Bridgemohan, at Anthony’s Funeral Home, Brighton Village, Corentyne, Berbice.
Meanwhile, there are now three people in custody in Suriname, including that the boat operator told authorities in Suriname that he believed he had dropped the trio off on the foreshore of beach No. 63.
Hussein’s 17-year-old son has been searching with authorities for days in hopes of finding his mother, but has since indicated yesterday that the search would be delayed if her body were not found. be found.
Hussein, 48, of Pilot Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice; Joseph, of Village No. 65 and Harirar, a 75-year-old pensioner, had reportedly boarded the boat at Nickerie, Suriname and were on their way back to Guyana.
Kaieteur News reported that sometime around 06:00 o’clock. and 06:30 o’clock, a fisherman named Ramdial Lakeraj, of Middle Dam, Village No. 65, Upper Corentyne, and his son, Danraj Lakeraj, stumbled upon the body of a man on the foreshore No. 60. They contacted police arrived at the scene shortly thereafter. Police are said to have examined the body and no marks of violence were noticed. The body was subsequently identified as Alwin Joseph by a family friend.
Just about two hours later, another fisherman was summoned to a location in Village No. 70 by another fisherman from Lot 181 No. 70 Village, Upper Corentyne. He had reported finding the body of a girl lying between a bush of bushes along the shore. The hands and feet of the body were peeled and based on a spot check by authorities who arrived at the scene; there were no visible marks of violence on the body. A black and white Adidas backpack was found not far from the body, containing several clothing and a Guyana ID with the name ‘Sookranie Harry.’ Also just about 400 meters away, a black travel bag and black purse were found. That also included clothing and a Guyana ID with the name Babuni Harihar. That body was identified by Harirar’s granddaughter, Nadira Valdez.