Home News Skeletal remains found in abandoned Uitvlugt house
The skeletal remains of a human, believed to belong to a male, were discovered on Friday morning in an abandoned two-storey wooden structure situated on Uitvlugt Estate Road, West Coast Demerara.
According Police reports, the discovery was made at about 09:45h on Friday.
Police said a 51-year-old a labourer of Stewartville Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara, was in the area when he entered the building in search of a restroom.
He said as he opened the door, an unpleasant odour was originating from the upper floor of the building, prompting him to check the upper level via an eastern staircase. It was then that he discovered the decomposed remains of a man hanging by a white cloth on a wooden beam in the hall.
Following this discovery, the Police were called to the scene, and the remains were extracted and taken to Ezekiel Funeral Home. Police are awaiting both identification and a post-mortem examination. (G9)