The police are investigating the death of a 34-year-old taxi driver whose body was discovered yesterday morning by a fisherman in a clump of bushes at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.
The dead man has been identified as Ovril Pedro.
Investigations so far have revealed that at about 8 am yesterday, a 53-year-old fisherman, Manuge Samaroo of Lot 2 Soesdyke-Linden Highway, East Bank Demerara went to the backlands located behind his lot at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara to “catch iguana.”
Samaroo related that while walking through some bushes he came upon the lifeless body of a man and promptly reported his discovery to the police. They attended the scene shortly after and inspected the body. No visible marks of violence were observed.
Pedro’s friend, Elizabeth Hendricks, who is a snackette owner in the area, told Stabroek News that she was told that he had received a telephone call and took off in his car right after. Hendricks added that she had no idea about exactly what happened to Pedro.
Meanwhile the police discovered a black wallet containing the deceased’s ID card along with a bank card in his pants pocket. Also, a Samsung Galaxy S9 cellphone was found nearby.
The body is at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
