Cletus (left) and Michael
(SNO) — Following the discovery of a decomposed male body in Garrand, Babonneau on Thursday morning, December 19, the authorities and the public’s attention are focused again on a number of persons who have been reported missing over the past year.
Two of the most prominent cases are that of 83-year-old Gros Islet resident and businessman Cletus Hippolyte, alias ‘Banana Split’, and 18-year-old Michael Blaze, alias ‘Coco’ or ‘Rock’ of Mangue, Vieux Fort.
Hippolyte was last seen in the Gros-Islet area between Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27, while Blaze was reportedly last seen on Sunday, November 24 shortly after being released from the Choiseul Police Station without charge.
Could the decomposed body be that of either one of the missing men?
So far police can only say the remains found in the bushy area of Garrand is that of a male, and that only a portion of the body was found. The rest is believed to have decomposed and/or eaten by animals, according to sources
HTS has reported that the remains were discovered just before 11 a.m. Thursday.
One resident told HTS that other residents had noticed a foul smell coming from the area but it was nothing strange because dead animals are regularly dumped in the bushes of the community.
“I’m not happy with it because that’s the second body they getting in the area. That’s not nice at all. Probably they get they take the person how far come and drop him or she there. How is Garrand?” she told HTS.
She said in 1984 a dead body was found in the area.
The resident further told HTS that she is not fearful despite the discovery.
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