(Trinidad Express) The search for 30-year-old Staton Octave has ended. He is dead. His decomposing body was found this afternoon in a muddy river.
He was shot to death, police suspect.
Octave, of Maloney Road, West Grand Lagoon Village, was last seen at home around 9 am on Monday.
A relative reported him missing on Tuesday morning.
Octave was described as of mixed descent, five foot 11 inches tall, slim-built, and light brown in complexion. He was last seen wearing grey pants and a grey T-shirt.
Octave’s wallet and cell phone were found near his body.
The discovery was made on Saturday afternoon, about 100 feet off the Naparima/Mayaro Road at Union Village, which is located between Rio Claro and Mayaro.
Octave was married and worked at an air condition installation company in Rio Claro. He also operated a bar.
