{"id":10615,"date":"2017-12-26T17:10:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T21:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=10615"},"modified":"2017-12-26T17:29:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T21:29:14","slug":"police-identify-body-of-elderly-man-found-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/police-identify-body-of-elderly-man-found-on-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Police identify body of elderly man found on Christmas day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The police have confirmed that the decomposing body found in Point on Christmas day is that of 65-year-old, Denzil Solomon, of Royal Gardens.<\/p>

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Solomon was reported missing on Sunday, after disappearing two days earlier.<\/p>\n

Denzil was identified by his son Khalid Solomon according to reports.<\/p>

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It is also reported that the deceased was known to be a heavy drinker, who frequented Mary\u2019s Bar on Lower Newgate Street.<\/p>

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The body was found floating by Point Warf around 8:00 am on December 25th, 2017.<\/p>\n

Foul play is not suspected.<\/p>

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The police have confirmed that the decomposing body found in Point on Christmas day is that of 65-year-old, Denzil Solomon, of Royal Gardens. Solomon was reported missing on Sunday, after disappearing two days earlier. Denzil was identified by his son Khalid Solomon according to reports. 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