THE body of mechanic David Persaud, 54, of 34 Grove Housing Scheme, was on Sunday night found in his Red Mark ll motorcar at Timehri. There were no marks of violence on his body, according to investigators. This newspaper was told that the man was on his way back to his Grove home after visiting his farm in the Timehri backlands, when he reportedly suffered a heart attack. One relative, who spoke with this publication, yesterday afternoon, explained that while the man would usually leave for his farm and would sometimes overnight, Sunday night was not one of the nights he planned to overnight, and it is believed that he was heading out of the area when he suffered a heart attack.
His daughter-in law, Sabrina Bridgemohan, during an interview with the Chronicle, explained that her father-in-law left his home at approximately 14:00 hrs on Sunday to visit the farm.
The woman said that when they did not see him return by a certain time and received no call they became concerned. At approximately 20:45hrs that night they became aware that something was really wrong.
They received a call stating that the man’s body was discovered in his car. The left side of the car was damaged, suggesting that he suffered a suspected heart attack, lost control of the vehicle and bumped into something.
The relatives are ruling out foul play, as they are of the view that the deceased was a very nice person who never got into problems with anyone.
Meanwhile, the relatives of the dead man are claiming that, a pouch, which the mechanic would usually carry, was not recovered from his person or his vehicle. They said that the man would carry the pouch which normally contained money and documents. His wallet was, however, recovered and handed over to family members.
When this publication visited the home yesterday, persons had converged at the mechanic’s home and were offering words of comfort to the wife and other relatives.
David Singh leaves to mourn his wife, two sisters and a brother, along with other members of his extended family.