Former Deputy Mayor of Georgetown found dead

The body of former Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Lionel Jaikaran was discovered in his Parade Street, Georgetown home on Friday morning.

The News Room understands that Jaikaran died sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning.

Reports are that the discovery was made around 08:00 hrs by his housekeeper when she showed up at his residence for work.

Jaikaran was found at the bottom of his stairway and the Police suspect that he may have fallen while making his way to the upper flat of the house.

Jaikaran served as the Deputy Mayor of Georgetown from 2016 until his resignation in 2018. He was also the former President of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).