Wakenaam man, 69, found dead at Supenaam 

Abdil Ramjan Khan, a 69-year-old pensioner of Wakenaam, was found dead in the Supenaam Creek, Essequibo Coast, on Monday.

A call was made at about 07:10 hrs on Monday, informing Police that the man’s body was floating at the Supenaam Waterfront area, in the vicinity of the Farmers’ Wharf.

The scene was subsequently visited by a senior officer and detectives. The man’s body was later taken out of the water, examined by detectives and blood was observed oozing from the ear. However, no marks of violence were seen on his body.

The body was later identified by Navindra Thomas, a 34-year-old minibus driver of Wakenaam, who is Khan’s son-in-law.

The body was also taken to the Suddie Public Hospital, where it was examined by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead. The man’s body is in the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Meanwhile, Thomas told investigators that his father-in-law left Wakenaan alone on Sunday with his wooden boat powered by a 40 HP outboard engine to go to Supenaam to purchase engine parts, but he never returned.

Thomas further told investigators that on Sunday at about 19:40 hours, he travelled to Supenaam in search of his father-in-law and upon his arrival, he saw his father-in-law’s boat moored at the Supenaam waterfront and his clothes were on the ground next to the stelling area leading to where the boat was moored.

As a result, Thomas went to the Aurora Police Station and made a missing person report.

The scene was further scrutinised and canvassed for CCTV cameras, and these were identified on a house opposite where the boat was moored.

The CCTV camera footage was reviewed, which captured Khan falling into the water. Investigation in progress.