A SUSPECT in police custody is cooperating with the police after the body of a pensioner was discovered at his Lot 6 Hope, Lowlands Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home on Tuesday.

Sukhnanan Dugi, 90, called Henry Sukhnanan, was murdered between last Monday and Tuesday morning. He was reportedly beaten to death.
Reports indicate that the pensioner lived alone in a two-storey wooden and concrete house and was last seen alive around 16:00 hours on Monday by his niece who visited him.

The police was subsequently alerted and visited the scene where the body was examined and they discovered two open wounds at the back of his head, another wound to the right side of his face and swelling to the left side of his face.
Wounds were also found on his right hand and wrist.

A piece of wood, suspected to be the murder weapon, was recovered along with a bloodstained piece of cloth on the floor. The interior of the house did not appear to have been ransacked, and no signs of forced entry were observed.
The body was taken to the Lyken Funeral Home awaiting an autopsy as investigations continue.