Handyman, 74, found motionless with blood from nostrils

Hannif Khan, a 74-year-old handyman of Byderabo Road, Bartica, was found dead on Saturday with blood oozing from his nostrils.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) believes that Khan died sometime between Saturday around 10:00h and Monday at 12:10h.  

The 74-year-old handyman reportedly lived alone at Byderabo Road and suffered from a lung infection and hypertension. He was a regular patient at the Bartica Regional Hospital.

On Saturday, at about 12:10h, a 16-year-old of Byderabo who was on his way home saw the man laying in front of his home motionless with blood oozing from his nostrils.

A report was made, and Police responded. Upon arrival, the ranks found the motionless body of the handyman clad in a brown shirt and blue pants.

The body bore no marks of violence and was placed into a vehicle and escorted to Bartica Regional Hospital, where a doctor officially pronounced him dead.

The body was placed in the hospital’s mortuary for storage to be transported to Georgetown for a post-mortem examination.