Autopsy reveals ‘vic’ died of stab wounds to the heart

THE autopsy report shows that Karan Sukdeo, the medium built six-footer who was killed outside a wedding house at Johanna North, Black Bush Polder, at about 23:45hrs last Saturday, died as a result of two stab wounds to his heart.The report also stated that the man’s body had five incised wounds, resulting in shock and haemorrhage.
The findings were made by Pathologist Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan, following a post-mortem examination at the Skeldon Hospital mortuary.
Meanwhile, the main suspect remains in custody as police continue their investigations into the slaying of thirty-year-old Sukdeo, called Vishal, last Saturday night.
According to reports, the main suspect, who is also from the same community, said that he is 17 years old and alleged that he was pulled from the wedding house by the deceased who lashed him about his body with a piece of wood. A scuffle ensued between them before he left for home, leaving behind the injured man on a dam.
Invitees to the wedding celebrations claimed that the suspect, who was under the influence of alcohol, was behaving inappropriately towards a female guest, prompting Sukdeo to usher him away from the celebrations.
However, the younger sibling of the deceased, Ramesh Sukhdeo, recounted that he too was at the event and had just served his sister-in-law, Devi a bottle of Smalta (a non-alcoholic beverage) when he heard screams.
“After hearing the screams, I ran outside just to see my brother collapsing on the dam. Some men were hitting at him. I asked them what they were doing to my brother, and they ran away. Initially I thought my brother was just unconscious due to what I thought was a beating, but then I saw blood oozing, then I realised that he was stabbed.”
In tears, he recounted that he desperately attempted to revive his sibling but after he failed, he rushed home and woke up his father, who used his car to transport the body of his lifeless son to the Mibicuri Cottage Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by medical practitioners.
In the meantime, the widow Devi Sukdeo, who expressed fears after being thrown into the role of being a single parent, recalled seeing her husband in a stooping position in the drain.
“At first I did not know it was him… I don’t know why they killed him… I don’t want to believe that my husband had gone leaving me and our one-year-old son… what will happen to us now, how will we live without him,” she pondered.
This newspaper was told that following the autopsy findings, the police file will be sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for further advice.