Police said they have launched an investigation into the suspected suicide of an elderly man in the south of the island this morning.
According to a police press release, the body of 57-year-old Bertrand Grant aka Bob of La Ressource, Vieux Fort was discovered suspended by a rope from the ceiling of his residence at about 9:00 this morning, Thursday, May 23, 2013.
“Information received suggests he was last seen alive yesterday at about 4 pm,” the release said.
Police said a post mortem will determine the cause of death.
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