Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a decomposed body at a house at Ordinance Fortland Scheme, East Canje.
Police received an anonymous call at around 18:15hrs on Monday, informing of a foul smell coming from the building.
A team of police was dispatched to the area where the discovered the severely decomposed body of a man in a chair.
The deceased was subsequently identified as 60-year-old Gandela Babulall, who was last seen alive some five days ago.
A postmortem examination will be conducted as investigations continue.
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