After he was not seen for two weeks, relatives discovered the badly decomposed body of Henry Gobin in the lower flat of his house at Lot 325 Brehaspat Street, Number Two Village, East Canje.
The stench emanating from the remains filled the air, but neighbours thought it was from the nearby swine pen. However, it was the unkempt state of the yard which signalled that something might have gone terribly wrong.
The 74-year-old man was described by neighbours and relatives as “a man who kept to himself.” A neighbour who grew up and lived four houses away, said, “He never responded when he was greeted.”