A 53-year-old Penal man whom relatives described as a cocaine addict was found murdered in Penal on Friday.An autopsy on the body of Gangadhar Partap showed that he was beaten to death. His skull was shattered, six ribs were broken and there were internal injuries.Partap, a bachelor with no fixed place of abode, had been staying at the home of his eldest brother, Balkaran Haripersad, at Kanhailal Trace for the past few days.
Haripersad said a neighbour going to work at around 5.30 am on Friday saw Partap lying naked on the side of the road and alerted the family. He said when he got to the scene, he called out to his brother twice but got no response. He saw no marks of violence or blood on his brother's body, but realised he was not breathing.Partap was last seen alive drinking at a bar on Thursday night.
Penal police are investigating.