The missing 84-year-old Raghoenath Roepnarain was found dead at around 9.05 a.m. on Monday at a business premises on Sir Winston Churchillweg. Police are investigating the circumstances under which he died.
A man carrying out work on the premises found a person who was not moving and alerted the police. Following a report from the Command Center, police officers went to the location to investigate.
The body found matched the description of Roepnarain, who had previously been reported missing. A doctor who was called in pronounced him dead.
According to the initial findings, it is suspected that the man, who lived in the area, entered the business premises via Ramnagarweg. He may have fallen while walking onto a pile of wooden slats and reinforcing steel. The exact circumstances and cause of death have not yet been established.
Police in Regio Midden have offered their condolences to the bereaved family as they process the loss.
