Decomposing body of mechanic found in house at Bartica

The decomposing body of 43-year-old Shawn Marshall, a mechanic, was on Wednesday found by his brother
in his home at Fifth Avenue, Bartica in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Police have said that the late Shawn Marshall had suffered from epilepsy and that he had been an alcoholic and drug addict. He had last been seen alive on September 3 by his father. At around 02:30h on Wednesday, September 6, his brother went to his home and encountered a foul scent emanating from the apartment where he resided. Upon checking, he discovered the body of his brother lying under his bed in a decomposed state.
The Police were informed, and upon arrival on scene, they found the body clad in black jeans lying face down under a bed. The body was bloated and in a state of decomposition, but no marks of violence were evident thereon.
This discovery comes just a few weeks after skeletal remains believed to be those of a man were found in an abandoned two-storey wooden building at Uitvlugt Estate Road, West Coast Demerara.
This discovery was made by a 51-year-old labourer of Stewartville Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara, who had entered the building looking for a toilet to use.
A foul scent was emanating from the upper flat of the building, and the labourer reportedly went to the upper flat through an eastern staircase and observed the fully decomposed remains of a man hanging. The remains were eventually removed and taken to the Ezekiel Funeral Home.