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Suspect in death of boat captain identified

Dec 28, 2009 News

Police are reportedly close to laying charges against a suspect in the murder of 48-year-old boat captain, Shankar Kumar, whose body was fished out of the Berbice River last month after a fight on his vessel.
Kaieteur News understands that the suspect, who is from Berbice, was picked out in a police identification parade yesterday.
Reports are that Kumar, called ‘Coolie’ of Uitvlugt Estate Road, East Bank Essequibo, jumped into the Berbice River after a fight broke out on the boat, ‘Savie II, that he was in charge of.
Another crew member, Trevor Williams, was doused with hot oil.
The owner of the vessel, Deonarine Sukdeo, said that he was told that the six crew members were attacked by one of their colleagues and that Kumar and two others jumped overboard.
The two were rescued by a passing fishing vessel but they related that Kumar was unable to reach the vessel.
His body was found a few days later on the West Berbice Foreshore.
Two other crewmembers stayed on board and were reportedly beaten.
Sukdeo said that the two crewmembers who stayed behind on the boat said that their attacker sought help from a passing vessel to get to shore.
The alleged attacker also reportedly took the injured Williams onto the other boat. Williams was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital by his alleged attacker who subsequently fled.
The motive for the fracas is unclear.

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