THE body of a man who was beaten to death on Monday morning on Third Avenue, Bartica, after refusing to leave the scene of a sexual act that was being performed by three persons, has been identified as Kumar Persaud called “Radika”.
A post-mortem will be done at the Bartica Hospital mortuary on Friday. According to the police, three persons inclusive of a female are in custody assisting with the murder investigations. The incident occurred between 04:00 and 08:00hrs on Monday, on Third Avenue Beach, Bartica.

The investigations have revealed that because the victim refused to remove from the beach, the suspects, who were involved in a “threesome act,” allegedly gave him a severe beating. According to the police, a public-spirited citizen who witnessed the incident summoned the police who responded promptly and arrested the suspects and escorted the victim who was in an unconscious state, to the Bartica Public Hospital where he succumbed whilst receiving treatment.