Parents suspect ‘foul play’ in death of young mechanic

Relatives of Sadeek Juman whose lifeless body was fished out of the popular Double Day Hotel’s swimming pool on Monday evening, 42 hours after he was reported missing, are contending that the young man was murdered.
The 20-year-old Juman, a mechanic, resided with his parents at Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara.
According to the dead man’s aunt, the family also do not believe Juman visited the Tuschen hotel to swim, as he was not a swimmer and did not even like such activity. The teary-eyed woman said there are many unanswered questions surrounding the death of her nephew.
She explained that her nephew was a devout Muslim and was not the type to indulge in drinking sprees. She said the hotel is claiming that Juman was in the pool in the company of friends, but when the family asked to review the security tapes to determine in whose company he was, the hotel could not provide such footage. She said staffers told relatives that the facility does not have a surveillance camera at the entrance of the building, only in the reception and pool areas.  The grieving aunt said it is very strange that a camera is situated in the pool area but the footage from it could not be provided.   “Now we have to study … because if the camera is positioned at the pool side, then who Juman was liming with?”
Around 16:00h on Monday, officers at Leonora Police Station, West Coast Demerara, responded to a call from the hotel’s proprietor that a body was discovered floating in the swimming pool by staff.
Police upon their arrival cordoned off the scene and summoned undertakers from the Ezekiel Funeral Home.  Within a few minutes, Juman’s motionless body, clad only in a pair of brown beach pants, was pulled from the pool.   None of his personal belongings were discovered.
According to a police source, no marks of violence were visible but foul play was not ruled out.  During a telephone interview with the hotel proprietor, who identified himself as Rabindra Bhola, on Tuesday, Guyana Times International was told that Juman was seen on Sunday afternoon with friends at the pool side imbibing alcohol, after which he purchased a pass granting him admittance to the pool. The hotel owner related that activities at the pool ceased around 19:00h. The staff then cleaned the area around the pool, but there was no sign that something was amiss. Bhola said he, like everyone else, is wondering what really happened.
Asked whether the young man could have been killed or even drowned during the late hours of Sunday without arousing suspicions, the proprietor said he could not comment.
A police investigation into the circumstances of his death is ongoing.