Post mortem conducted on Eteringbang murder/suicide couple

Jul 05, 2019 News

A Post Mortem Examination (PME) was recently conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh and a team, on the couple who were found dead in their home, victims of a suspected murder/suicide in Eteringbang Landing, Cuyuni River, on Friday last.

Dead: Munishwar Ramkellawan and Marianny Martinez

Cause of death was given as gunshot injuries to the head from contact range. The bodies were handed over to relatives for burial after the completion of the PME.
Dead are 36-year-old businessman Munishwar Ramkellawan and his common-law Venezuelan wife, 26-year-old Marianny Martinez.
On Tuesday last, a PME with dissection was done on the body of Martinez at Eteringbang Police Station. The following day, a PME with dissection was done on the body of Ramkellawan at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Mortuary.
According to reports, the incident allegedly occurred between 03:00 hours and 17:15 hours. The two persons were last seen around 15:00 hours on Thursday last at their home where they operated a fuel business.
They were seen imbibing alcohol at their premises and this continued into the wee hours of the morning. An eyewitness recounted that the couple was seen and heard having a heated argument with each other.
Further reports indicate that Ramkellawan and his wife went into their home and two gunshots were later heard. The following day around 17:50 hours, an employee of the couple went to their home and made the shocking discovery.
Their bodies were found in their bed. The man had a single gunshot wound to the right side of his head while his wife bore a single gunshot wound to the left side of her head.
Police have indicated that they found a 9mm Taurus pistol along with eight matching live rounds on the bed between the two bodies. Two spent shells were also found in the room.
Investigations are ongoing.

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