TWO persons are in Police custody after they allegedly beat a Black Bush Polder rice farmer to death with an iron bar on Monday.

Dead is 36-year old Chanderpaul Dhunman called “Jack”, of Lot 28 Johanna North, BBP.
According to information received, at around 20:00hrs on December 30, in First Street, Johanna, Dhunman was riding his bicycle when he noticed the suspects, who were identified as Berthrum Ramnauth 33, called “Corn curl”, and Deoraj Narine 44, called “Davo”, were imbibing with others in a yard. The rice farmer stopped and informed the men that their goats were grazing in his rice field destroying it in the process. The complaint led to an argument between the men. Moments later the duo left the yard and confronted Dhunman who was still on the street and dealt him a blow to his head with an iron bar. Not satisfied, the men also beat and kicked the father of four about his body until he became unconscious. The men fled the scene but were arrested shortly after. The rice farmer was picked up and taken to the Mibicuri Hospital and due to the extent of the injuries to his head, he was transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital and then to the Georgetown Public Hospital. While on life support in the intensive care unit, he succumbed on Wednesday.