Remigrant found dead in drain near Meadow Brook Drive

Victor Forde

The body of an elderly remigrant was early yesterday morning discovered in a drain on Mandela Avenue in the vicinity of Meadow Brook Drive and it is believed that he drowned after falling off a bridge while in a drunken haze.

Dead is 64-year-old Victor Forde of Lot 227 Lodge Housing Scheme. There were no marks of violence on his body and all of his valuables were found on his person. His bicycle was also found a short distance away.

According to his niece-in-law Floretta Bayley, Forde would normally leave home