ONE month after the bodies of a Canadian-based Guyanese and his employee were found at the Number 63 Beach hotel, a farmer was, yesterday, Monday, February 3, 2020, charged in connection with the brutal murder of the two men.

Alvin Druean, 46, a farmer of Number 65 village, Corentyne, made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to plead to the capital offence of murder. Druean appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Particulars of the charge stated that, between December 19, 2019, and December 27, 2019, at Sun Splash Hotel, Number 63 beach, East Berbice, Corentyne, he (Druean) murdered Vivekanand Narpatty and Harry Persaud Prashad.

During the court hearing, the Police Prosecutor was not in possession of the file.
Chief Magistrate McLennan remanded Druean to prison. The matter was then adjourned until February 12, 2020, and transferred to the Number 51 Village Magistrates’ Court.
Narpatty, 71, and Prashad, 58, sustained multiple injuries, including broken bones and blunt trauma about their bodies prior to their death.

That coupled with the missing body parts, confirmed investigators’ suspicions that the men were tortured before they met their demise.

Reports are that the police are still investigating the matter and at least one other person is expected to be charged in connection with the murder.