–two employees held for questioning

WELL-KNOWN Physician, Dr. Colin Roach, known to many families as one of the authorised medical examiners for the United States and British visa processes, was last evening found dead in his three-storey Duke Street, Kingston office.

Police confirmed that 49-year-old Dr. Roach, of Windsor Estates, East Bank Demerara, was found with a wound that appeared to be a lash on the left side of his forehead.

Two men, who worked with the doctor at the International Medical Clinic in Duke Street which he owned, were detained by police for questioning. Two cell phones and motorcar PXX 4000 were also missing, the police press statement said.

According to information provided by the police, the clinic was opened for business between 7:00 hours and 15:00 hours.

After the clinic was closed, one of the males went out while the other retired to his living quarters located in the top flat of the building, leaving Dr. Roach in his office on the middle flat.

Police also reported that based on the information they received, at approximately 20:00 hours, a male was seen exiting the building and later returning within seven minutes to re-enter the clinic.

Further, someone purportedly drove the doctor’s vehicle out of Duke Street and headed north at around 22:18 hours. After it was observed that the lights in the doctor’s office were still on, one of the males reportedly called the doctor’s cellular phone but got no answer.

The other male was reportedly alerted and went to turn off the lights using the office keys. It was then, police said, that the doctor was found lying motionless on his back in a pool of blood in the examination area of the clinic.

The employees subsequently summoned the police and Dr. Roach was pronounced dead on the scene by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). The doctor’s body is awaiting a post-mortem examination at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary.