The decomposing body of an elderly man was found at his home on Burke Road in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Sunday.
He has been identified as 77-year-old Leslie Topping.
Reports are that around 6:20 p.m., passers-by noticed a foul smell in the vicinity of Topping’s residence.
The police were summoned, and upon arrival, his decomposing body was discovered.
The scene was processed, and the body removed.
A post-mortem is to be conducted.
The Old Harbour police are investigating.
- Rasbert Turner