An Oropouche man on his way to collect cassava sticks in St Croix, Princes Town got a shocking surprise when he stumbled upon the nude decomposing body of a man.
According to reports, Kenrick Dookie and his brother-in-law went to Sankar Trace, around 9.30 am yesterday to collect cassava sticks.
Around 10 am, Dookie left his brother-in-law chatting with some friends and walked down the incline.
On reaching almost to the bottom of the hill, Dookie said he began getting a foul stench.
Looking closer, Dookie realised the stench was coming from the nude, decomposing body of a man.
The man’s body was lying face down and Dookie said both of his feet were in the air. He said there was a pink cloth tied around the man’s neck.
“I thought the smell was a dog that had died but when I watch inside the sohari leaf patch, I realised it was a man,” Dookie said.
“First time I ever experiencing something like this and I just run back up the hill and tell them other fellas to call the police.”
Officers from the Princes Town Police Station, including Sgt Ramlogan responded.
Up until news time, the man’s identity remained unknown. Residents who gathered when the news of the discovery spread, said they did not know of anyone in their community who was missing.
