Body found at Melanie seawall identified

A body that was discovered along the Melanie, East Coast Demerara seawall on September 2, 2025 has been identified as 54-year-old Christopher Andrew Sergeant.

Sergeant, a driver employed at the Guyana Revenue Authority, was identified by his wife, Rosanna Phillips.

Police said the identification was done in the presence of a Detective Sergeant and Government Pathologist, Doctor Nehaul Singh, at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.

Dr Singh performed a post-mortem examination on the body and upon conclusion, the cause of death was found to be inconclusive due to the decomposed state of the remains.

Police had reported that Sergeant’s body was found by a 17-year-old teenager who was riding his motorcycle proceeding east on the Melanie Seawall.

The teen immediately alerted his neighbour, Brian Chin, a 61-year-old security consultant.

The matter was reported to the Police via phone, and detectives visited the scene.

The body was discovered lying face upwards in a north-to-south position, clad in a white T-shirt, white vest, and blue long jeans. Both wrists and both insteps were missing, and the face was in a state of complete decomposition with bones exposed. The body was examined for marks of violence and none were observed.