Man found murdered in abandoned building at Victoria
The lifeless body of 42-year-old Woodrow John Lepps was on Monday discovered in an abandoned building at Victoria, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The discovery was made in the old school building at about 09:00h on Monday and the body was found with a gaping wound to the head. Following the discovery, Lepps’ relatives told detectives that he would do odd jobs for persons in the community.
The now dead man reportedly visited his foster sister, Rita Lepps, at her Belfield, ECD home on Sunday. She recalled that her brother came to collect his breakfast as he usually would, and left.
The abandoned building where the man was found
“He came for his tablets and he drink tea and he left… we didn’t see him back but then we know that sometime he might come the next two days, sometime it depends,” the woman said.
However, on Monday she received information that her brother was found dead in the abounded building where he would usually stay.
Upon her arrival at the scene, she explained that her brother’s body was lying in the building with a wound to his head and there were bloodstains on the walls.
“Somebody come and told me he get knock in he head and a next guy came and said he passed away. I washing clothes, so I left and I come and when I go in there, I find him lying down on his face. Somebody lash he… all the blood spill on the wall,” the sister explained.
The dead man’s sister is of the belief that her brother might have had an argument with someone and was beaten to death. She remembered her brother to be a very good person, and said he did not deserve to die in such a horrible manner.
“He was very nice. If you and him have a problem, he would come back and say sorry, he is always doing something for somebody. It got to be somebody did it and I wish they get the person. It got to be somebody from around here,” the tearful woman said.
The body was then escorted to Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem. Several persons were questioned in connection with the discovery. The Police are continuing their investigations.
