Linden man found floating in Hopetown trench

Dec 12, 2018 News

A man who once resided at Linden Upper Demerara and was reportedly now living at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, was on Sunday morning found floating in a trench at Hopetown West Coast

Dead: Glixmond Anthony Rogers

Berbice.
The man, Glixmond Anthony Rogers, called “Tony” 61 of Block 22 Wismar, Linden, and Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, lived at Hopetown with his wife and a step daughter.
According to his wife, Rogers left home around 05:45hrs to go to one in the side trench.
Rogers leaves to mourn his wife, seven children and four foster children. He was the eldest of 18.

The body of Rogers in the Hopetown trench

The family suspects foul play and is calling on the authorities to investigate the matter fully. Relatives say when the body was found it had some gash on the head. A relative stated that it looked like he was hit on the head and thrown overboard or a vehicle struck him and threw him in the trench.
They are eagerly waiting on the post Mortem examination to assert if he was murdered or died by drowning.
Rogers was described as a well-known individual in the village who did carpentry, masonry and joiner work.
Rogers was the eldest brother of former national boxing champion and now national coach Earlan “Pocket Rocket” Rogers
His body was retrieved and is at the Bailey Funeral Parlour No4 village. The police are investigating.

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