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Hit-and-run… CANU officer was under the influence of alcohol
– Agency offers help to bereaved family
Sources close to the investigation into the death of 57-year-old Shameer Mangal disclosed that the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer driving the vehicle that struck Mangal was under the influence of alcohol.
Dead: Shameer Mangal
On Sunday, around 22:15hrs, Mangal was struck on the De Kinderen Public Road, West Coast Demerara and left there to die. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Leonora Cottage Hospital.
Police indicated that the suspect is “expected” to face court tomorrow. But if not, he will be released from custody by tomorrow as 72 hours would have elapsed.
Kaieteur News understands that CANU officials made contact with the family of the deceased and offered to assist with the expenses.
A relative told Kaieteur News that the agency was told to call back, but so far has not.
Police investigations revealed that Mangal was walking along the roadway when he was struck down. Kaieteur News understands that the officer was driving a CANU vehicle, which he later abandoned.
The vehicle was found in the wee hours of Monday morning at Bushy Park beach.
The CANU officer, whose badge was found in the vehicle, initially went into hiding but later turned himself in. Kaieteur News understands that the officer wasn’t the only occupant of the vehicle at the time of the accident. Reports are that he was accompanied by a female.
A son of the deceased, Safraz Mangal, said that his father was hurled into the drain and left to die. He said that his family is seeking justice because “my father coulda be alive, if he (the driver) did stop, pick he up, and carry he to the hospital”.
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