Sascha Wilson
As the country braced for the impact of Hurricane Beryl this morning, a 25-year-old farmer was brutally chopped to death in Mayaro.
He was identified as Valmiki Singh of Saltwater Line Road, Stone Bright Village, Mayaro.
Around 2:15 am a resident of Stone Bright Village heard dogs on the road barking, a short distance from his home.
On checking, he heard noises of a person in distress and called the police. The police responded and found Singh lying in the bushes unresponsive with chop wounds on his body.
The police took him to the Mayaro Hospital. He died around 4:30 am while undergoing treatment.
Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations are continuing the probe.