-believed to have been electrocuted
A 36-year-old taxi driver’s motionless body was found by neighbours around midday on Sunday in a drain at his Lot 59 Church Street, Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara residence.
The deceased, Rondel Wilson, is believed to have been electrocuted.
It is alleged that the Wilson had set up an illegal electrical connection in his building, with several live wires close by. According to the police, residents in the area reportedly heard an explosive noise as the deceased was tending to the wires at the time of the incident.
Reports are that his body was found lying motionless in a nearby drain by neighbours who summoned the police. Upon arrival, the police checked the body for marks of violence, but none was found.
Wilson’s body is currently at the Ezekiel Mortuary awaiting a post mortem examination.