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The lifeless body of a vagrant identified only as ‘Saray’ was on Tuesday found floating in a trench at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara.
Reports are that the discovery was made at about 06:30h at 10th Field, Cummings Lodge, ECD. At the time, the body was clad in a grey jersey and a part of long blue jeans.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) from the Central Fire Service were summoned to the scene, and based on reports received, no marks of violence were seen on the body. The body is currently at the Memorial Gardens mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem.
This discovery comes just three days after the body of 49-year-old Edward Bramnarine, also known as Eddy, was found at the corner of Water and Holmes Streets in Georgetown.
Police have said that a female vendor discovered Bramnarine’s body with blood oozing from a suspected stab wound to his chest. To date, no one has been arrested for this suspected homicide.