Berbice : About 3 a.m. today, acting on a report received police ranks went to a home at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, and as they approached the building three men were seen jumping over a fence on the premises. The police gave chase but the men managed to escape.
Upon checking the house which was ransacked, the ranks found businessman Arthur Doodnauth Rajkumar, 81 years, and his reputed wife Diane Chamanlall with multiple chop wounds about their bodies. They were taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where Arthur Rajkumar was pronounced dead on arrival and Diane Chamanlall succumbed while receiving medical attention.
Four men have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
