Pomeroon pensioner found dead in trench

The body of a pension was pulled from a trench at Matin Dale Lower Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), on Tuesday suspected to have drowned. The dead man has been identified as 74-year-old Morris Edwards of Pomeroon River. Based on reports received, the man travelled to the Charity Post Office to uplift his pension and returned home.
However, his niece told investigators that her uncle was carrying a bottle of alcohol in his hand when he returned home and from all indications, he was “tipsy”.
He nevertheless left home to purchase ice in the area but did not return. At about 17:15h, his niece received information that her uncle’s body was seen lying motionless in a trench.
An alarm was raised and the man’s body was recovered. There were reportedly no marks of violence about the body. His body was taken to the Charity Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem. An investigation is underway.