Georgetown: The body of Morris Edwards called ‘Bud’ was Tuesday fished out of a trench in the village he resided in Martindale, Lower Pomeroom.
The body of the 74-year-old was taken to the Charity Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a doctor.
The pensioner’s body is currently at the Suddie Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem examination.
Reports indicate that the pensioner left to visit the Charity Post Office where he collected his old age pension.
On returning home, around 13:00hrs, he had in his possession a bottle of rum and soda.
He then informed his niece that he was going to purchase ice for his drink in the area. However, around 17:15 hour, the niece received information from a villager, that her uncle was seen lying motionless on his back in a trench.
An alarm was raised and several persons rushed to the area and the man’s body was fished out of the water.
Police later visited the area and reports are that there were no marks of violence on the man’s body. The niece told police her uncle usually suffers from tuberculosis.
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