(This story has been updated to reflect that the victim was beaten to death and not shot as was previously reported.)
A 34-year-old rice farmer of Bath Settlement was beaten to death by a mob Wednesday afternoon as law and order breaks down in Guyana following three days of protest following slaying of two boys at Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice.
In a statement police said they are investigating the murder of Chatterpaul Harripaul c/d Roy, age 34 years, of Block BI Bath Settlement, WCB which occurred about 15:45 hrs at Bath Settlement Public Road, WCB.
According to the police the victim was in his motor vehicle on the Public Road at Bath Settlement when it was observed that he exited the vehicle with a shot gun and discharged one round into the air before discharging three rounds towards a crowd of protestors who were about 60 meters away.
As a result of his actions, he was attacked by the crowd and beaten. The police who are some distance away having observed the commotion rushed to the scene where the discovered the victim lying on ground with several injuries about his body. He was subsequently picked up and taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a Doctor on duty. Body is currently at the hospital.
Ranks are on the ground conducting further investigations.
