A 33-year-old man who went missing after leaving home to buy a car has been found murdered.

The body of Scott Rambaran, of 2nd Avenue, 4th Street, Oropune Gardens, Piarco, was discovered around midday on Thursday in a bushy area off Mausica Road South, Arima. Police are currently on the scene.

Rambaran had been missing since Tuesday afternoon. He was last seen around 4:30 p.m. when he left home to purchase a vehicle in the vicinity of Arima Old Road, Malabar. He was driving a white Toyota Corolla NZE, registration PBR 448.