POLICE discovered a man's partially decomposed body in a home on Horseshoe Drive yesterday morning in what they have classified as suspicious death.

Speaking to reporters on the scene, Assistant Superintendent of Police Audley Peters said shortly before 11am, police received reports from concerned neighbours of an odour emanating from a house in the area.

Responding officers arrived at the scene and confirmed the reports.

“The officers arrived on scene and were not able to access the house immediately,” ASP Peters said. “They confirmed this odour and so they had reason to breach the door and they went into the house and a southeastern room where they found a body of a male partially decomposed.”

ASP Peters said “based on the rate of decomposition,” it appeared the man’s body was decomposing for more than 72 hours.

He said autopsy results will determine the exact cause of death, but noted that officers have labelled it “as somewhat suspicious”.

“The body was decomposed and in instances like these, you’re not able to say the reason for the death so you would have to wait for an autopsy report to assist you in determining the cause of death because this victim had not been seen for some time by family members,” he told reporters when asked if any injuries were found on the body.

While police did not release the deceased’s identity, he was identified by relatives as 65-year-old Hillary Gibson.

The Tribune understands that Gibson was last seen by family members last week.

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