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Elderly man found dead in house in Canje
The body of an elderly man who lived alone up the Canje River was on Tuesday found dead in the house he occupied. The deceased has been identified as 73-year-old farmer Silvan Hector.
The man who suffered from high blood pressure was not seen by those living nearby and someone decided to check on him. His badly decomposed body was subsequently found in the house minus his clothes. The body had marks, but it could not be concluded if the marks were due to its decomposed state.
The body was then ferried to New Amsterdam where the police were informed
The remains were buried immediately.
Investigations are ongoing.
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