THE body of a woman believed to have been a resident of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo was found on the Boersarie public road, on Friday last at about 23:30hrs.

Police said in a release that they “are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose so far unconfirmed name has been given as ‘Simone’ of Zeelugt.

The body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Parlour at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, awaiting positive identification and a post-mortem.