Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 52-year-old man, whose body was on Monday morning pulled from a trench along Number Five Bramfield Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
The dead man has been identified as Chubbylall Kumar of New Area Canefield, East Canje.
Reports are that Kumar, who was formerly employed as a plumber at the Rose Hall Estate until it was closed by the previous Administration, went missing on Sunday.
His body was discovered in the trench around 07:30h. There were no marks of violence on his body. A post-mortem examination will be performed. Investigations are ongoing.