The body of an unidentified male was on Monday pulled from the Strathspey Canal on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). The body was reported to be in a state of decomposition.
The identification card found on the body
Police stated that the body was pulled from the canal at about 07:30h on the day in question, clad in a pair of brown long pants and a red haversack was slung across his back. He was also in possession of an identification card, bearing the name of Deshawn Mc Lean.
The partially decomposed corpse was taken to Lyken’s Funeral Home and is awaiting identification and post-mortem.
Last month, the partially decomposed body of 45-year-old Andy Williams was discovered in a trench at Tarla Dam, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.
Afrazudeen Ally, a fisherman and 29-year-old Yudesh Kissoon, both of De Willem, WCD, appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court where they were charged for his murder.
In court, the prosecution stated that two months prior to the man’s death, the two suspects were involved in an altercation with him.
However, on the day of the murder, the duo allegedly offered Williams a drink as they were consuming alcohol at a street corner in the village.
The now dead man reportedly ended up joining them and they continued to imbibe until an argument erupted among them. The duo then struck Williams multiple times to the head with a hammer, which resulted in him collapsing on the roadway. The body was then dumped in the trench.
In May, the lifeless body of a 25-year-old Andrew Mc Churchin was found in a pool of blood along the Zeeburg seawall, WCD. (G-12)
