Police are searching for a man captured on CCTV footage in connection with the murder of a 67-year-old mechanic, Vernon Guischard, whose body was discovered in his yard along Lopinot Road, Arouca, on Tuesday afternoon.

Guischard, of Blue Spruce Street, Pineridge, was last seen around 8:15 a.m. after returning home. Hours earlier, a CCTV alert from his property was sent to his mobile phone, showing an unidentified man walking around his yard and garage. Guischard forwarded the footage to a friend before heading home.

His body was discovered around 4:15 p.m. by a relative who had been asked to check on him by Guischard’s son, who lives abroad. The son had grown concerned after repeated calls to his father went unanswered.