Valsayn man, 74, found dead in St Joseph

A 74-year-old man was found dead on Saturday morning with a wound to the back of his head.

According to police, around 4.45 am officers at the Maracas St Joseph Police Station received a call about a body that had been seen in a river.

The officers went to an area along Maracas Royal Road, up a precipice, where they saw the body of Hollis Fenton face down in the river below.

Fenton, whose address is First Avenue Bamboo Settlement, No 3 Valsayn, had no other marks of violence on his body.

A post mortem will be done on Monday to determine the cause of death since foul play has not been ruled out.