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Businessman found dead in playfield
Police are probing the death of a Venezuela-based Guyanese, whose body was found at around 18:30 hrs on Saturday in a playfield at Mabaruma Settlement.
Sources identified the victim as Jose Ramalho, and revealed that he was a businessman who travelled frequently to and from Venezuela.
According to reports, Ramalho was last seen drinking with a former policeman. A security guard subsequently found his body on the playfield.
Kaieteur News understands that police found no marks of violence on the body. The ex-policeman with whom Ramalho was last seen drinking was questioned but was not detained.
Kaieteur News understands that Ramahlo recently returned to Guyana with a quantity of raw gold.
A source at Mabaruma stated that the dead man’s wallet and other documents were found at a house that the police searched.
However, this report could not be confirmed by police, who said that they are awaiting a postmortem to ascertain if they are dealing with a case of foul play.
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