Police have launched a homicide investigation after the discovery of a decomposing body in a remote forested area off North Post Road, Diego Martin, on Tuesday afternoon.

According to police reports, at approximately 12:35 p.m., officers of the West End CID, received a report of the man discovered by Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force personnel during a routine trek through the area.

Upon arrival at the scene around 12:45 p.m., the officers were guided by Defence Force Corporal Matthews and his team to the body, which was found approximately 150 metres up an incline beneath a rocky outcrop. The deceased was lying face down, dressed in a black and white jersey, white ¾ jeans with a yellow belt, and beige Avalanche boots.