Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body on Saturday morning outside the Queenstown Secondary School, in Queenstown, Georgetown.
The unidentified man, believed to be in his mid-forties, was found lying on top of a freezer opposite the school. He is described as being of mixed race and, according to preliminary information, is suspected to have worked as a tout at one of the city’s minibus parks, though that detail has not yet been confirmed.
When the body was examined, it reportedly bore three stab wounds to the neck, one to the chest, and multiple wounds to the head. Investigators suspect the injuries may have been inflicted with a broken bottle, but no weapon was recovered at the scene. There are no surveillance cameras in the immediate area, and police are currently canvassing the neighbourhood for witnesses or additional information.
The area where the man was found
When a Guyana Times visited the scene, Lucy Singh, a canteen operator at Queenstown Secondary, said she saw the man early in the morning.
Singh, who has worked at the school for several years, said she arrived at around 6:00h to open the canteen and initially saw the man lying on the freezer. She assumed he was simply a “junkie” resting, as such persons often loiter in the area.
She recalled informing the security guard to lock the school gate, explaining that vagrants sometimes attempt to enter the compound.
“I told the security to lock the gate just in case, because we’ve had them try coming into the yard before.” Singh said.
Singh said she then left the premises to visit the market. On her return, she saw police officers at the location and was informed that someone passing by had noticed the man was bleeding and had alerted the authorities. Upon arrival, police confirmed that the man was already dead. Singh said she is saddened by the incident.
“He had to be there way before 6 o’clock this morning. I’m just so sorry that he lost his life like that and that it happened right in front of the school. Sometimes people say negative things about the school, and I just hate that it happened here.”
Police say the body has since been taken to the morgue as investigations continue. Anyone with information that could assist in identifying the man or determining what occurred is urged to contact the nearest police station.
