A Laventille man was discovered dead in an advanced state of decomposition on Sunday, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The deceased has been identified as 59-year-old Vollis Thomas of LP #8, Assam Private Road, Prizgar Lands, Laventille.

At around 1 p.m. on September 21, officers from the Besson Street Police Station, led by Cpl D’Heureux, responded to a report about a body being found in the area. On arrival, they discovered Thomas’s remains in a makeshift latrine behind his one-storey home.