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(Kaieteur News) – An elderly man, who was said to be a painter, was on Thursday morning found lying face down a stone’s throw away from the Ruimveldt Police Station.
The man, identified only as ‘Kenny the painter’ of Alexander Village, Georgetown was pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) attached to the Guyana Fire Service at about 10:33h.
When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene ‘Kenny’ was observed lying face down with his hand to his side and his feet outstretched.
He was clad in a blue and red t-shirt, khaki American Eagle pants, khaki and brown sneakers and a light orange head tie.
An eyewitness told the Kaieteur News that the painter appeared intoxicated as he was observed walking and swaying in the area.
“When I come round here, I see he on the ground trembling up. I tell them don’t touch he cause if he dead is murder charge. I went to the station and tell the police and tell dem call de ambulance,” the eyewitness told Kaieteur News.
Kenny reportedly fell and hit his face and damaged his teeth which were seen next to his body. As the police awaited the ambulance, the painter’s body was covered with a red cloth.
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