THE police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of Leroy Baptist, a 50-year-old miner from Dogg Point, Bartica, Essequibo River.

At approximately 18:30hrs on September 27, 2024, the police received a report from a 36-year-old taxi driver from Dogg Point that he saw a motionless body lying in the grass.

Upon arriving at the scene, police ranks observed Baptist lying in a clump of bushes approximately 40 metres away from two nearby houses. He was found lying on a piece of wood, facing upwards.

There were no visible marks of violence. The body was transported to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where it was pronounced dead. The body was placed in the hospital’s mortuary pending a post-mortem examination to be performed this week. The scene was processed and photographed. Baptist was reportedly an alcoholic.