Dismembered body of farmer found on Linden Highway

police in ‘E’ Division (Linden-Kwakwani) are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a farmer of Adventure Village, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, whose dismembered body was discovered in the wee hours of Monday along the highway in the vicinity of Adventure.

Dead is Phillip Viveirous, 41.

While information surrounding the death is sketchy, Police suspect that he may have been run over by several vehicles.

The discovery was made at approximately 05:20hr by a passer-by and an unidentified caller alerted the Police of the discovery.

The body of the deceased, which was later identified by his mother, is at the Wismar mortuary at Linden, awaiting post-mortem examination, which is expected to be done on Thursday.

The mother of the deceased reportedly told investigators that her son left his home at about 02:00h on Monday for his farm at Adventure, and had been consuming alcohol before he left.

Investigators suspect that he might have fallen asleep along the roadway and was ran over.

Investigations are ongoing.