Police identify body with bullets found near Piarco

A body discovered along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway (CRH) near Oropune Gardens on the morning of December 13 has been identified as that of Roy George Stanley, 65.

Police said officers from the Piarco Police Station received reports of gunshots being heard along the westbound lane of the CRH near the Holiday Inn Express around 5.45 am.

At the scene they found Stanley lying on his back, partly on the grass and partly in the road. He was dressed in a green jersey, a reflective vest, jeans and rubber boots.

The district medical officer pronounced Stanley dead and ordered an autopsy.

Crime scene investigators recovered three spent shells, one of which had Trinidad and Tobago Regiment markings on it.