Guyanese nationals kidnapped, drownedBy Indarjit Seuraj Monday, May 18 2009
Two Guyanese nationals working in Trinidad were yesterday found dead at an abandoned dump in Chaguanas, 12 hours after they were reported kidnapped close to their home.
Detectives believe Narad Sookoo, 29, and Vinod Dubay, 28, both of 34 Dookiesingh Street in St Augustine, might have been drowned by their abductors.
Their bodies were found lying face down in a drain at the abandoned dump on Shipping Trace, Felicity, Chaguanas. Their hands had been bound with duct tape.
Detectives also said there appeared to be no physical marks of violence on the bodies but an autopsy done on the bodies today will determine the cause of death.
The drain in which they were found flows into the Caroni River and then eventually into the Gulf of Paria. The dump had been closed down for some time and the area earmarked for the setting up of an army base.
Chaguanas police responded to an anonymous call at about 9 am yesterday that two bodies had been spotted in the area.
The police went to the scene where a team of officers from the St Joseph Police Station arrived minutes later and escorted Dubay’s brother-in-law Lawrence Mohammed to the scene where he identified the body.
Dubay’s wife Roxanne Perreira had reported to the St Joseph police on Saturday night that Dubay and Sookoo were bundled into a white panel van close to their home on Dookiesingh Street.
When Newsday visited the scene, relatives were heard screaming. They, however, refused to comment on the killings.
The victims reportedly worked at a construction site close to their home in St Augustine. No motive has been ascertained for the killings.
Acting Superintendent Deodath Dulalchan of the Central Division, co-ordinated the efforts on the scene yesterday.
Homicide Bureau officers are investigating.
