Better Hope man decapitated by relative in land dispute row

Neighbours said they heard a loud argument and commotion in the small shack just after 4:30 this morning. They contacted the Police. When investigators arrive, they found the man's head and body in two different parts of the house. 

Better Hope man decapitated by relative in land dispute row

The body of a 51-year-old Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man was found this morning with the head severed.  The dead man has been identified as Randolph Seenauth.

One of his relatives is suspected to have been the assailant and the man is on the run.

Neighbours said they heard a loud argument and commotion in the small shack just after 4:30 this morning. They contacted the Police. When investigators arrive, they found the man’s head and body in two different parts of the house.

The dead man’s sister told reporters that her brother and another relative have had an ongoing dispute over the property and it is now engaging the attention of the Courts. She said the her brother would constantly be attacked and beaten by the relative, but she never expected the land dispute would have resulted in his death.

Investigators are on the hunt for the 25-year-old suspect.

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