Man who lived under tree found dead

The body of a 60-year-old man was yesterday  found in a trench near to where he lived in Friendship, East Bank Demerara, the police said.

According to the police, the badly decomposed body of Vernon Jackson, who lived under a tree was found floating in a nearby trench yesterday morning around 9. 

Jackson reportedly visited his cousin, Marilyn King, who also lives in Friendship, on Friday around 12 pm and was not seen after.