Grief and incomprehension strike two families after a tragic end to the evening. The Saint-Pierre police have opened an in-depth investigation to determine the exact circumstances which led to the death of Norvic Salesse and his colleague Manisha Budhoo. Their lifeless bodies were discovered in a car parked in a closed garage in Petit-Verger, Saint-Pierre. The theory of a criminal act (foul play) was not accepted at this stage of the investigation. Autopsy findings indicate that the duo died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Norvic Salesse, 31, and Manisha Budhoo, 24, died in this garage of the young man's house under construction. While the medical examiner attributed the deaths to carbon monoxide poisoning, relatives are struggling to piece together the thread of this Thursday evening. The vehicle had its windows closed and was in an enclosed space. Between unanswered questions and immense grief, they are now waiting for the investigations to shed light on this tragedy.
“Linn gagn enn lamor bet,” confides Norvic Salesse’s mother, devastated by the sudden loss of her son. Same distress on the side of Manoj, the father of Manisha Budhoo. “Mo pa pe gain konpran kinn arive. We can contact you in Lapolis to reach out to your mister. Ler monn al laba, li ti fini mor,” blurts out this bruised father.
However, nothing suggested that these two professionals, employed at Trident in Ébène, would not return home on Thursday, May 28. “Mo tifi inn sorted gramatin ver set er. He worked at 4:30 a.m. after overtime. "Li abitie finished rant lakaz ver 20 er", tells his father to Défi Plus.
Concern sets in at the start of the evening within the Salesse family in Quartier-Militaire and the Budhoo family in Nouvelle-France. Contrary to their usual habits, Norvic, assigned to Human Resources, and Manisha, Compliance Officer, remain unreachable. Their relatives then begin research on each side.
“At around 8:15 p.m., I had to wait. Nounn koumans inkiete,” explains Manoj. He tries to contact her several times. “Nounn telefonn li ziska 21 st. Call her, call her, call me and answer. »
Without news, the father goes to Ebène with relatives to inspect the surroundings of his workplace. “Dabitid, kan li fini tar ouswa li fer overtime, li inform nou. Yer, nou pann gagn okenn kontak avek li. Li pann inform mwa.
We don't ring a bell, I don't answer. Nounn bizin go out to rode into his work and into the landrwa otour, I didn't find him. » Faced with this situation, considered worrying, they reported the disappearance to the Ebène police station.
“The polis inn gives us nou enn koudme. Nounn siyonn Eben everywhere. Nounn rod dan tou bann ti-kwin. We didn't find a lottery ticket, we didn't win, we could contact you,” continues Manoj. It was finally shortly after midnight that a final call turned into a nightmare. Alerted by Norvic's absence, relatives of
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