'Hit and Run' in Beau-Bassin - Party buy food, a deaf-mute hit by a suv

13 years, 7 months ago - 6 May 2011
Abdoolah Beeharry
Abdoolah Beeharry
Beeharry family Meldrum Avenue, Beau Bassin, is in shock. It just lost one of its own in tragic circumstances. Abdoolah Beeharry, 57, was hit by an suv, the Royal Road Beau-Bassin while crossing the street to the tune of 'Gool Snack', Monday to 23 hours.

The impact was so violent that he was thrown out of twelve meters. The victim, dumb, did not survive his injuries. An autopsy by Dr Sudesh Kumar Gungadin, head of 'medico-legal, attributed the death to a skull fracture (' cranio cerebral injury '). The driver of the vehicle did not stop after the accident. Thanks to the plate left behind as the suspect was traced.

Relatives said Abdoolah Beeharry went out to buy groceries on Monday night. His sister said: "Just after dinner, he used to go out to buy cakes. That night, fate has decided otherwise ... "

According to a witness of the accident, the victim was leaving the store, Gool where he had just bought a 'cateless, and juice. It crosses the main road from Beau Bassin to go to another shop when a vehicle coming at speed from the Rose Hill hit hard. Immediately alerted the police of Beau Bassin-visited places. The SAMU ambulance could only note the death of the victim. As the driver, he was found, but the license plate of his vehicle fell into the place of the accident.

The police will quickly trace the identity of the owner, a resident of Gros Cailloux. This manager of a shop said he sold his suv to a resident of the town, about two months ago. The only evidence of the transaction is a 'paper' on which both people have affixed their signatures. The transfer of the vehicle has not been added yet.

On Tuesday around 10 am, the suspect went to the police station in Beau-Bassin in the presence of his lawyer. After investigation, it was allowed to go home. He will appear before the court of Rose Hill on Wednesday, under a charge of manslaughter.

Moreover, the police searched the vehicle and found plastic glasses in the suv. An investigation was initiated to discover whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.