THE body of an unidentified male of East Indian descent was found floating in a drain at Front Street, Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD), on Monday.
According to a report from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the body was clad only in short blue jeans and bore blisters. A black plastic bag was also tied around the head of the partly decomposed body.

“Further examination of the body revealed that the face was swollen around the eye,” said the police.

According to the police, the body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting identification and a post-mortem examination.

The Guyana Chronicle spoke with residents of the community, who said that they did not see anything suspicious between last night and yesterday morning.
Residents who saw the body said that it was hard to identify because the face was disfigured, but some of the features were similar to that of Abdool Ghani, a resident of the community who has not been seen since Friday.

Persons described Ghani as an alcoholic who would often be found sleeping on the streets, although he owned a two-storey house in the community.

Residents of the community said Ghani would often drink and be close to the area, but they have not seen him since Saturday.

The residents said the missing person does not have any immediate relative in the country, so they did not get to enquire about his whereabouts.

One resident said the community would often be quiet and crime-free. Apart from the occasional theft and robbery, the resident said they would not have much to worry about.