Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who was chopped and run over in Chaguanas on Tuesday
Officers found the unidentified victim in the drain along Lalla Street just before 6am, after they received a call from residents, of a commotion in the street around 5.15 am.
First responders PCs Gaskin and Parks of the Chaguanas CID responded to the report and found the man lying motionless on Lalla Street.
Residents reported seeing a man of East Indian descent chopping the victim.
The attacker then got into a silver Kia Sportage and drove over the victim several times. It is believed that there were other occupants in the SUV.
The driver then got out and beat the motionless victim and dragged him along the road and into the nearby drain.
He got back into the SUV and drove off.
The victim was of African descent, dark-brown in complexion, medium-built, and about five foot nine inches tall. He was bareback and wearing jeans.