Guyana………A popular local actor was found dead yesterday morning with his throat slit at the Liliendaal seawall — hours before his latest production was set to open at the National Cultural Centre.
At the time he was found, Joel Fraser, 39, of Lot 27 Laing Avenue, was wearing only his underpants and a t-shirt. Valuables, which he had had in his possession, including a laptop computer and production material for the premiere of the Mori J’von Comedy Jam, were missing.
Investigators were yesterday trying to ascertain the motive behind the killing, which sent shockwaves through the theatrical community that Fraser had been a member of for many years.
In a terse statement on the case, police said last evening that they were investigating.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News, Fraser was last seen in the vicinity of Bourda Market around midnight. Around 6 am, joggers passing the Liliendaal area found him lying on the seawall in a pool of blood. This newspaper was told that his throat was slashed so badly that his windpipe was protruding. His face had wounds consistent with it being hit with a blunt object and the perpetrator(s) had also used a knife to inflict other injuries.
Fraser was clad in a hat, t-shirt and his underpants. There was a pair of slippers on his feet. A bag containing another pair of footwear and his cellular phone was lying nearby.
Police sources said the man’s girlfriend was questioned yesterday morning and after providing the police at the Sparendaam Police Station with a statement she was released.
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