THE body of a West Bank Berbice (WBB) man, known to be of unsound mind, was found floating in a trench alongside the Blairmont public road around 11:00hrs.

The dead man has since been identified as Rawle Fredericks, 49, of Ithaca, West Bank Berbice. Relatives said that he was the son of the late famous cricketer, Roy Fredericks. The deceased man, popularly known as Rawlie, was a well-known figure in and around Rosignol where he could be seen wandering around aimlessly and occasionally enjoying a meal from a sympathetic person.

Reports are that he was last seen alive around 2:00 AM on Monday morning, walking west along the stelling road at Rosignol. Relatives surmised that he met his death on the public road at Blairmont while on his way to Ithaca and somehow ended up in the trench. The Police have said that there were no marks of violence on the body. The body is being kept at a local funeral home pending the outcome of a post-mortem investigation and other investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death.