The body of a 39-year-old watchman was fished out of a trench around 3.30 pm yesterday, two days after he disappeared while guarding an excavator in the Onverwagt backdam.
Shamshudeen Shaheed called ‘Champo’ of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice left home around 2 pm on Thursday and was expected home around 9 the following morning. He was attached to the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultu-ral Development Authority (MMA/ADA) scheme.
The body appeared to have a “mark on the ribs” and relatives are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination to determine what may have caused his death.
During a search on Friday, his brown t-shirt was found at the
