By Alva Solomon

POLICE on Monday arrested a mother and her two daughters following the death of 31-year-old Yugehswar Shiwcharan, called ‘Shahrukh Khan’, a bodywork technician and father of two of Lot 485 Belle West Housing Scheme, WBD, who died almost one week after he had allegedly been savagely beaten by the women and a male relative close to his home. The lawmen are reportedly hunting for this male relative.Shiwcharan reportedly used to suffer from seizures; and last Monday night, following an attack of seizures, he became delirious and entered his neighbours’ yard, where he allegedly was beaten about his body.

Recounting the events that transpired then, his brother Maheshpaul, who lives next door to where the incident reportedly occurred, told this publication that his brother ‘tripped out’ at some time after 23:00 hrs, and stripped off his clothing before entering the adjoining yard. He was reportedly beaten about his body by two young ladies and their brother, after he entered the yard. His ribs were swollen, while his hands and back also showed signs of the beating he had received. During the ordeal, the man’s assailants reportedly pelted him several times with broken bottles, some of which left cuts about his body, including near his eyes.

Maheshpaul said that, based on an eyewitness account, his brother’s assailants dragged him out of the neighbours’ yard and left him in front of his home in a muddied and bloodied state.

Maheshpaul said he drove his brother to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was admitted in an unconscious state. The following morning, he and his brother’s wife reported the matter to the Wales Police Station, but the police paid little interest in the matter, even though his brother’s injuries were serious.

“Is a waste ah time go deh!” he said, and explained that only after his brother had succumbed to his injuries, at about 22:30 hrs on Sunday, did the ranks display interest in the case.

He said the police visited the home of his brother’s assailants on Monday morning and arrested the two siblings and their mother, while the siblings’ brother went into hiding.

The dead man’s wife, Narisa Persaud, said her husband used to suffer from seizures; and last Monday night, following an attack, he became delirious. “He does be talking to heself, and he start taking off he clothes,” she recounted.

She said she and her children were asleep when her husband started to “misbehave”, but she later heard what appeared to be a “beating coming from next door”. She added that her neighbours, who live in the house aback of hers, were “drinking and playing loud music”.

When this newspaper visited the man’s home on Monday, his brother and relatives were preparing to host a wake. His wife told this publication that her husband of five years had been suffering from seizures in recent years; and he had developed this condition as a result of losing customers who frequented his bodywork establishment.

She said that for several months he had not experienced any attacks, but two weeks ago, he “start get back this thing, and he start talking to heself”.

A post-mortem is expected to be performed on Shiwcharan’s body on Wednesday. Meanwhile, police continue to question the suspects.