Tuesday February 9th, 2010
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Missing man found dead in canefield
Published: 2 Sep 2009
Police officers at the scene where the
body of Mandath Ramdath was found.
LEFT: Rudranath Ramdath...in a daze after
his father’s body was discovered.
INSET: Mandath Ramdath... found dead
PHOTOS: Rishi Ragoonath
Relatives searching for a missing man stumbled upon his decomposing body in a field yesterday. Mandath Ramdath, 52, an Unemployment Relief Programme worker went missing last Friday from his Charles Street, Manahambre, home.
When Ramdath, a father of three, did not return home, his family reported him missing. The report was made at Ste Madeleine Police Station.
Ramdath’s son, Rudranath, had to be consoled when the body was found. Police said yesterday that the state of decomposition indicated that Ramdath might have died the same day he went missing. The body bore no marks of violence. Police said, however, that they were not ruling out foul play. Ramdath’s mother Ramdaye was overcome with grief yesterday. “My son does work hard and come home. Oh God! Why they do this to my son he is a good boy... why they kill him?” she cried.
Grieving relatives yesterday described Ramnath as a “quiet man.” A relative said Ramdath was recently separated from his wife and was keeping to himself. He said: “He never used to bother with anybody. From work he used to come straight home. He never had any enemies and did not look for trouble. I do not know why anyone would want to kill him.” Investigations are continuing.
Does the Trinidad police
Does the Trinidad police ever find a missing person / body. As far as I tell its up to the relatives to locate the missing person / body. Listen to me lie to the police tell them the person is a Canadian, English or American citizen on vacation. Lie again tell them the person really is white but have plenty freckles real close. Man this is the only way to get the police or the propaganda machine to get into action..Lawd help us....My condolences to the family and relatives may his soul rest in peace…
Does the Trinidad police
Does the Trinidad police ever find a missing person / body. As far as I tell its up to the relatives to locate the missing person / body. Listen to me lie to the police tell them the person is a Canadian, English or American citizen on vacation. Lie again tell them the person really is white but have plenty freckles real close. Man this is the only way to get the police or the propaganda machine to get into action..Lawd help us....My condolences to the family and relatives may his soul rest in peace…
Does the Trinidad police
Does the Trinidad police ever find a missing person / body. As far as I tell its up to the relatives to locate the missing person / body. Listen to me lie to the police tell them the person is a Canadian, English or American citizen on vacation. Lie again tell them the person really is white but have plenty freckles real close. Man this is the only way to get the police or the propaganda machine to get into action..Lawd help us....My condolences to the family and relatives may his soul rest in peace…
What stupidness is that to
What stupidness is that to say lie and say someone's missing loved one is white, or canadian, etc.. you think they REALLY will become great officers just because of the colour of one's skin or their nationality. If that were the case, me- a white(ish) canadian would have had justice served when i and my husband and other family were robbed in our village. the police didn't do anything more for me than they do for the nationals. You need to have a better police force who are working for the people, not for themselves.
I do however, understand the frustration of many who believe the police could and should have been doing something more than sitting in the precinct and talking on the phone, or robbing casinos, etc.
I feel so badly for this man and his loved ones. We don't know if an extensive search for the man would have found him alive, but at least an effort would have been made to show the family that their son/brother/father/uncle/friend was important enough to look for.
My condolences to the Ramdath family.
I think what JustJason
I think what JustJason really meant was visiting citizens of foreign countries e.g. Canada, USA, England etc., because the police seem to go out of their way to help/protect people of other nationalities, but couldn't care less about the Trinidad and Tobago citizens, because they want to protect their name and image abroad (not doing a very good job of this right now they must admit)...but did I REALLY need to explain this, I think not!! And this story, again, shows the Trini police for what they truly are. What incompetence!
Mix-up Trini.
England.
and yes, it might seem that
and yes, it might seem that way that trini police might care more about tourists, but i don't recall them finding the person who brutally murdered the elderly swedish couple, and what about the uk tourists not long after that who were robbed and the women sexually assaulted? doesn't really seem like the tt police care about much else but their paycheques. (although there are many ppl who really defend the police force, but until they have dealings with them, they won't know to think any different. on the other side of the coin, there are some very good tt cops, and unfortunately they can't run the whole system by themselves, and get lost in the shuffle.)
and true, trinidad isn't making itself look any better around the world at the moment.