The nude and decomposing body of a male of Indo-Guyanese descent was found in a pasture at Number 69 Village yesterday around 1:30 pm in a clump of bush.
Stabroek News was told that two children who were passing in the area made the discovery and raised an alarm. The police were informed and they visited the scene along with the Berbice pathologist, Dr. Vivikanand Brijmohan.
The man appeared to be in his 30s. Reports are that the man’s clothing which included a pair of long blue jeans, a long-sleeved white shirt and a belt which was off the pants, was scattered nearby. Blue and white sneakers and green underwear were also found.
He appeared to have been there for about two days leading investigators to believe that he must have been “sporting” at a wedding house nearby.
The discovery of the body was made a few days after the badly burnt remains of Bishnu Singh called ‘Suresh’ or ‘Ears’ were found close to the Number 63 Beach on July 21.
His brothers, Haresh and Devendra Singh identified his remains on Friday morning after receiving a message from an anonymous caller that it was at the Skeldon mortuary.
Singh was apparently murdered, then dumped in the area and burnt. Police said that he bore what appeared to be bullet wounds to his head.
The Singhs told Stabroek News that although they had learnt that a body was found they did not think it was their brother. According to them he had planned to “go for scrap iron in the river [Corentyne]. We thought he was there and expected him to show up after a few days.”
Singh, the captain of a tug for a logging operation in the river had only returned home on July 18 and collected his salary the following day.
Reports are that residents saw him in the village around 10 pm on July 20. Around 7 am on July 21 there were reports that a body was discovered.
A post-mortem examination was performed on Singh’s remains but this newspaper understands that the doctor is still to determine the cause of death.
