THE police are hunting two main suspects in the murder of Corentyne handyman Mohan Ball, popularly known as “Uncle Ball” as they deepen their investigations.Two other persons were detained and released, a police source told the Guyana Chronicle.

According to a police source, the wanted men being sought were last seen with the victim and are believed to be the ones responsible for his murder.

Ball was discovered around 13:30 hrs by a group of children who were
playing in the area where his body was found.
His body, which was pulled from the banks of the Williamsburg Sideline trench, bore several wounds about his back and abdomen.

Residents who spoke with this publication on condition of anonymity on Thursday said that the victim was involved in an altercation with two men named “Andy” and “Rocky” and was reportedly beaten to death.
His attackers apparently attempted to dispose of his body over the main drainage canal, popularly called the “sideline trench,’’  to conceal it among the bushes but fell short, since the banks of the canal were steep.
Sister of the deceased, Annie Fraser, said her brother worked as a handyman and would usually stay at her home, since he has no fixed place of abode. She last saw her brother alive on Tuesday, December 20, when he visited her and she learnt of his demise from a lad in the village.
“One lil boy come and ask fuh Aunty Annie, so me husband ask what he want and he asked who am me to ‘Uncle Ball’ and me husband tell am a me brother then he say ‘Uncle Ball’ dead, Andy and  Rocky kill am.”
Fraser said her brother did not know how to swim and could not have gotten over the trench by himself.
“Mohan nah know fuh swim, suh he couldn’t get over the sideline it too big, even me husband who strong and know fuh swim good had a hard time fuh go over. The current strong, so Mohan would ah get carry away wid the current,” the distraught sister said on Thursday.
The location where her brother was found had tracks that showed that his body was dragged out of the trench.
The woman also said she was told that her brother was killed elsewhere and she was able to identify his hat, shoes and chain at the location which she pointed out to the police.
She related that one of the accused, “Andy”, was at the scene in wet clothes, but she did not take much notice at the time.
“When we reach me see “Andy” clothes wet, but me husband seh leh we see wha happed to Mohan fuss and by time we confirm he dead, “Andy” disappear.”
Fraser related that the men who are accused of her brother’s murder were his drinking buddies and it is unclear what may have led to his murder, since he was not known to be violent nor dishonest.