Unidentified body found stuffed under bridge at Brickdam
Just one day after news emerged that a body was seen floating next to the Anna Catherina Seawall, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Tuesday, another body has been found stuffed under a bridge at Brickdam in Georgetown.
The unidentified body that was found under the bridge
Law enforcement officials were called to the Brickdam area at around 17:00h on Wednesday after receiving reports that a body was seen under a bridge in the vicinity of the Schuler and Gomes Optical Services building on Brickdam. Upon arriving at the scene, cops spent hours trying to break the bridge, which is partially concealed, to reach the body.
When Guyana Times arrived on scene, the stench of the partially decomposed body was overwhelming. Neighbours said that for days they had been smelling a foul odour in the area and had thought it was emanating from the body of a dead animal.
One man told this publication that the smell had become unbearable for him and his family, and he had been hoping that something could have been done soon.
A Police rank breaking the bridge with a sledge hammer to reach the body
Reports are that the Schuler and Gomes business place, in an effort to get rid of the smell, had decided to clean the trench in front of their property when the body was discovered under the concrete bridge.
Owner of the business place, Don Gomes, told the media that he had been getting the stench since Sunday. He said that after asking his workers to check the trench, and upon learning there was a body there, he immediately informed the Police.
The area in which the body was found
After the body was pulled from under the concealed bridge, the businessman said that, based on his observation, the person cannot be identified as anyone he knows.
A probe has been launched into the discovery. (G9)
