Latest update November 26th, 2024 1:00 AM
Police still stumped on motive for Crabwood Creek killing
Dead: Madan Ramkerat
Police continue to detain three men in separate locations as they probe the murder of 25-year-old Madan Ramkerat of Crabwood Creek.
Ramkerat’s charred body, with suspected wounds to the chest, was discovered on Tuesday in a burnt out camp at an area called Tiger Creek, approximately 24 kilometres (15 miles) from the mouth of the Corentyne River.
The three men, a 39-year old businessman who owns the farm, his 60-year-old brother and the brother of the victim, were the last known persons to see Ramkerat alive.
According to reports, Madan Ramkerat had been working for one of the men in custody for the past seven years.
Reliable sources have informed this newspaper that Ramkerat called ‘Rakesh’ or ‘Pencil’, was taken to the farm by the owner sometime on Saturday last. He was left there in a camp to overlook what the owner described as a citrus farm.
The owner told police that he had taken the labourer to clear a portion of the farm which was previously abandoned.
One source disclosed that the owner and Ramkerat’s brother returned to the farm Tuesday and reportedly found the camp burnt to the ground.
Further checks revealed Ramkerat’s partially burnt nude body, a short distance away. Police recovered a six-gauge spent cartridge from the scene.
So far police have not come up with a motive for Ramkerat’s killing.
The victim’s mother, Savitri Hira, told this newspaper that she learnt of her son’s death on Tuesday afternoon. The woman said that her son would usually spend days away from home, but she was unaware that he was working on a farm that far up the Corentyne River.
She said that her son’s employers have undertaken to take care of all funeral expenses.
Kaieteur News understands that Ramkerat had previous brushes with the law and there is still a pending court matter that he is involved in.
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