Police are probing the death of a man whose body was found yesterday morning in a drain in a housing development in Caroni. According to reports, around 11.15 am Sharon Martin, a resident of Ibis Gardens, Caroni, contacted police after she noticed the body of a man lying face down in a drain in front of her property. Police from the Chaguanas CID went to the scene.
The man is said to be of East Indian descent, in his 50s and was wearing black pants and a blue T-shirt. The body bore injuries to the head, hands and shoulders. Homicide detectives said they would wait until an autopsy is done before classifying the death as a murder. They were said to be working on two theories.
One is that he fell into the drain while drunk or he might have been murdered. The body was not identified up to late yesterday. Residents of the area told investigators they did not know the man. Insp May Harris and Sgt Craig also carried out investigations at the scene. Members of the public with information can contact the Chaguanas Police at 665–5271.
