Remains appear to have been there for number of years – Commander

Skeletal remains of human found in Marudi

The skeletal remains of the human body found in the Marudi Backdam, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), are believed to have been there for a number of years.

This is according to Police Commander of that region, Superintendent Keithon King, who told Guyana Times on Monday that based on the location of the discovery and the fact that it is a mining area, there is a high possibility that the remains belong to a miner or pork-knocker.

The Commander explained that it would be premature to state that the body was found in a shallow grave or that a murder was committed since the area is desolate and the person could have died of natural causes.
However, he stated that the investigation is open and ongoing from all angles while noting that Police are not ruling out any possibilities until a medical professional has examined the remains.
Guyana Times was told that Police ranks were deployed to the area on Sunday following the discovery but due to the location and its mountainous terrain, it would take about two days for them to reach.
According to the Commander, the bones will be retrieved and sent to the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory so that the necessary testing can be done.
Just three weeks ago, the headless body of 22-year-old Dico Davi Roberto Moreira was discovered along the Tabatinga Road, Lethem, Central Rupununi.
Moreira, a labourer who hailed from Bon Fim, Brazil, was reportedly decapitated between 19:00h on Saturday, November 16 and 07:15h on Sunday, November 17.
To date, there has been no news from the Brazilian authorities, who were asked to assist in the investigations and more so, to locate the murder suspect, a cousin of the now-dead man who resides in Brazil.

It was initially believed that Moreira’s teenage cousin is responsible for his death since he had gone into hiding immediately after the discovery.
On November 17, the headless body of Moreira was seen lying on the road with multiple stab wounds to the upper back. Both of his wrists were partly severed.
A tattoo with a cannabis leaf was seen on the left hand the body and shortly after, Moreira’s sister, Joy Roberto, identified the headless corpse to be that of her brother’s.
In addition, on November 2, a villager in Tabatinga discovered the body of an unidentified male in the wee hours of the morning, after he heard persons arguing outside of his home.
Reports are that around 02:20h on the day in question, the man was awakened by several voices speaking loudly in Spanish. He then heard a shout followed by a scream before the place went silent.
After hearing the sounds, he ventured outside of his home and began looking in various directions and it was then that he noticed a body lying on the street.
The man immediately made contact with the nearest police station. The dead man appeared to be of Venezuelan descent, but despite questioning several Venezuelans in the area about the identity of the deceased, Police were unable to determine same.