An­na-Lisa Paul

Se­nior Re­porter

an­na-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt

The head­less body of a man was dis­cov­ered in a gar­den in San Juan just af­ter mid­day yes­ter­day.

The charred re­mains were found by a gar­den­er around 12.30 pm at Fer­rari Street, which is off Vi­ta Street, Sun­shine Av­enue.

The 63-year-old gar­den­er went to the San Juan Po­lice Sta­tion at 1.15 pm and re­port­ed the grue­some dis­cov­ery, fol­low­ing which of­fi­cers went to the scene.

Res­i­dent Jude Pa­trong, who lives hous­es away from where the body was found, was shocked to see po­lice and re­porters, as he said noth­ing had been re­port­ed.

Pa­trong, who has been liv­ing in the area for the past five years, said he was “un­com­fort­able”.

Hold­ing his five-year-old son tight, Pa­trong said he was con­sid­er­ing re­lo­cat­ing to Va­len­cia, where he had grown up, as San Juan was “no longer safe.”

He said, “Every night is shots up here.”

Yes­ter­day’s dis­cov­ery, he said, would on­ly has­ten this de­ci­sion.