Residents of Malabar are worried about a resurgence of crime after the body of a man was dumped on Malabar Extension Road, Arima, on June 15.

Police said at around 9.50 am on June 15, northern division (north) task force officers got a report of a shooting on Malabar Extension. When they got to the scene they found a man dead in some bushes on the side of the road.

Police said the man was of mixed descent with a brown complexion. He was found in a semi-nude condition with tie straps around his right hand, a charger cord around his neck and abrasions about his body. He had a wound to the back of his head that looked like a gunshot wound.