By Farah Bates – Fifty-three – year- old Latchman Looknauth of Haswell, Port Mourant was on Tuesday charged with the murder of 44- year – old Mahendra Mangru, a Land Surveyor of Ankerville, Port Mourant.
Looknauth appeared at the Whim Magistrates’ Court where the charge of murder was read to him by Magistrate Renita Singh via Skype.
It is alleged, on April 7th that Looknauth killed Mangru following an altercation.
Reports are that the Labourer went to the home of Mangru requesting payments for a job he had done, after Mangru refused to pay him an argument erupted, Mangru then dealt a chop to Looknauth’s head.
A scuffle ensued and Looknauth then bit Mangru on his right hand close to his thumb and as a result Mangru dropped the cutlass. Looknauth then pushed Mangru to the ground and walked away.
Following the altercation Looknauth sought medical aid at the Port Mourant Public Hospital and then subsequently made a report to the Whim Police Station.
Mangru was in an unconcious state when he was picked up by a neighbor and taken to the Port Mourant Public Hospital. He was later pronounced dead on arrival.
The Post Mortem examination which was conducted on Mangru’s body revealed the cause of death as a fractured spine as a result of blunt trauma.