Decomposed body found in barrel in cemetery

Last Updated on Friday, 26 December 2025, 20:28 by Writer

The decomposed body of a man has been found in a barrel in the Le Repentir Cemetery, the Guyana Police Force GPF said on Friday.

Police said they responded to a 9-1-1 report and subsequently located the body of the unidentified Afro-Guyanese man inside the barrel in the Le Repentir Cemetery between Louisa Row and St Stephen’s Street. The body was discovered on Christmas Day.

Investigators said they would check for video recordings from CCTV cameras that were observed in the vicinity as part of the ongoing investigation.

The police did not provide details of the nature of the 9-1-1 call.

The scene was processed by investigators and the body was later removed by undertakers and taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.