A 22-year-old cash-crop farmer of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara was found dead yesterday in his home. Dead is Shiraz Ally, called “Ameer”, whose lifeless body was found in a pool of blood at his Lot 2 Good Hope Railway Embankment home. The man, who had no children and lived alone, reportedly spent most of his time tending to his farm.
When the Guyana Chronicle turned up yesterday at the house, it appeared to have been ransacked while he lay dead in bed.
It was also observed that the mattress on which he lay was soaked in so much blood that the effluent was beginning to make its way onto the floor and into the yard.
There were also tell-tale signs that something or the other was burnt either in the yard or in the room where the man’s body was found.
Yesterday, police investigators removed, among other things from the crime scene, two knives, one hammer, a lighter, and several packets of cigarettes.
But according to persons who know the deceased well, he was not known to be a smoker, and as far as they know, he did not have issues with anyone either.
Relatives and friends of the dead man turned up yesterday at his home to pay their respects to, and comfort, his mother, who was obviously overcome with grief at the death of her “baby”.
What the Guyana Chronicle observed yesterday after taking a look at the remains of the young man is that because of his built, he may have been attacked by either one or more persons.
He sustained the worst of his injuries to the back of the head, but also had marks of violence on his shoulders. Relatives indicated that the man was found face down on the bed, and that police investigators had to turn him over to look for other marks of violence. Police sources also indicated that no signs of forced entry were detected during the initial investigations.
According to his mother, Bibi Shaleeza Hamid, she last saw Ameer on Friday when he visited her at her home, and never left until the following day. Persons in the area also reported seeing the young man on Saturday afternoon and even on Sunday.
It was not until yesterday when calls to his mobile phone went unanswered that his mother decided to go over to his home and check on him.
She also confirmed that her son had no issues with anyone, as far as she knew. She also said she is at pains to figure out what may have caused him to be murdered.
According to unconfirmed reports, one of his neighbours did pay the young man a visit on Sunday, but it is not clear if that person was the last person that visited the home of the deceased.