Police on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Leon Dass, whose body was found floating in a trench along Agricultural Road on Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, about 16:00h, Police responded to reports that a male of East Indian ethnicity was seen motionless in a trench at Agricultural Road.
It was reported that from information received, 42-year-old Dass of Lot 131 Agricultural Road, Triumph, is a known alcoholic and was last seen alive on Thursday afternoon around 13:00h.
His body was later found floating in the trench by two boys who were walking in the area.
His sister told this publication that her brother lived alone and did not have any children. She said he was seen just hours before his body was found.
“Somebody called my sister and told her that they found him in the trench, but we don’t know what went wrong. All we know is that they find him dead,” she said.
Dass’s body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, and is awaiting a post-mortem examination. (G9)
