Police are investigating the discovery of a partially decomposed body found in a ravine off Caparo Valley Brasso Road, Longdenville, on Wednesday morning.

The deceased is believed to be 37-year-old Jevon Stewart of Pecan Crescent, Cashew Gardens, North Chaguanas, who had been missing for more than a week.

According to police reports, around 11:15 a.m., officers attached to the Longdenville Police Post received a telephone report from a man who said a body had been found behind his garden at Palmiste Gravel Road.