Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man whose lifeless body was found a short distance away from a nightclub at Tabatinga, Lethem on Sunday morning.

Dead is Morgon Gonsalves, a Guyanese national who lives in Bom Fim, Brazil.

The man was last seen at Marlon’s Nightclub at Tabatinga. His body was discovered by a sibling close to the nightclub on Sunday morning. The man had a wound to his head and he was reportedly killed by persons unknown between 23:00hrs on Saturday and 06:00hrs on Sunday.

Gonsalves worked as a labourer at a general store in Lethem. He would usually spend time at Tabatinga with relatives. Residents were shocked after  receiving news of his death.

Police investigations are ongoing.