Bodies burnt in car trunk

-policeman, Kitty resident believed to be victims

The charred and unidentified bodies of two men were found in the trunk of an At 192 Toyota Carina at around 22:10 hrs on Tuesday on the northern side of the Strathspey Embankment, East Coast Demerara.

Police believe that one of the victims is Sundat Ramoutar, 30, a Tactical Services Unit (TSU) rank of Lot 44 Bel Air Road, East Coast Demerara.

Detectives last night received information that the other victim is Suresh Persaud, 42, of Owen Street, Kitty, when relatives reported him missing.

Unsolved crimes

Relatives confirmed last night that Persaud and Ramoutar were close friends.

The two men lived a short distance from one another.

Ramoutar was last seen driving the vehicle, subsequently identified as his sister Dharandai Callender's gold-coloured car, PJJ 6771 on Tuesday.

None of the two men have been seen since.

Kaieteur News understands that Persaud left home shortly after 11:00 on Tuesday. He, along with Ramoutar, uplifted the car which belonged to Ramoutar's sister at around midday and reportedly headed for Unity, Mahaica.

There are reports that the men were slain earlier on Tuesday night in another area and then placed in the trunk of the car, which was set on fire.

According to reports, around 21:30 hours on Tuesday, an anonymous caller telephoned the police informing them that two persons in a car had been shot near Brusche Dam, Buxton.

The caller also reported seeing several persons, who appeared to be gunmen, pulling the occupants from the car. The two persons, who appeared to be dead, were then placed in the car trunk.

According to the caller, the car was then driven away.

Acting on this information, police first ventured to Brusche Dam, but found no sign of the corpses, although streaks of blood were reportedly seen on the ground.

They subsequently went to Strathspey after receiving further information.

It was then that they saw the car. Flames were still emanating from the trunk. They put out the blaze, and upon checking, saw the charred remains of the two persons.

The remains were taken to the Georgetown Hospital Mortuary, while the vehicle was taken to the Vigilance Police Station.

At the time of the discovery, police were unable to ascertain the identity of the victims. According to a police release, upon further investigations, the engine and chassis number on the car were ascertained and this allowed police to identify the owner.

It was this that led police to believe that one of the victims was Ramoutar.

The missing policeman's relatives yesterday gave statements to the investigators. However they were unable to positively identify the badly burnt remains.

Detectives have been unable to give a motive for the killing.

The brutal double execution is the latest in a spate of gruesome murders that have occurred on the East Coast of Demerara in the past three years.