A body which was found on the bank of the Roseau River on Saturday afternoon has been identified as a man from Vieille Case who went missing in Bath Estate.
Police sources said the body is that of 79-year-old Lawrence Joseph.
Joseph was spending time with family in Bath Estate when he was reported missing. He was last seen on Saturday, October 22.
The body was found in an area between Bath Estate and the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, DNO was told, and was in a state of decomposition.
what does politics have anything to do with the Police force?
The police are there to serve justice… come on a man went missing and nothing was done for that?
Not even a crew dispatched to look for the man? if so, they didn’t make any effort! because his body was found in the same area he went missing! Why didn’t the police step up and went looking for the man! with their 24 hours crap!
we need to recruit new police men just like we need to recruit new nurses to save the life of our people!
oh boy the daughter sewo all during the time while father. Is missing hmmm
hmmm! I hope your lawyer is present
The police must upgrade their system for missing people. From the moment people are reported missing, an alert should immediately go out and groups should be out in the outlying area searching for them.
There are times we say, people should not die in that manner. So sorry that this man died in a manner which we are also not yet sure about. We have reason to be suspicious because too many disappear without a trace. It is a disturbing trend.
To his family, God be with you as you mourn his passing. My sincere sympathy to you.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace. Amen!
everyone is blaming the police but what about the families. did anyone take the time out to conduct searches of the area themselves? cause i know if my relative is missing am not gonna leave it all up to the police and just sit back. we all have a responsibility. so stop playing the d**n blame game
You just want to talk ,do I know everyday we went out searching by ourselves, so make sure you know what you talking about before you comment.
*Do YOU know that the family went searching everyday???? With no help because it was not 24 hours and even after the 24 hours because it was not a priority??? The family was searching by themselves at all hours of the day, 8am, 5am, 11pm, in rain and Sun. So before you talk about things you know nothing about, and instead of making comments that are not at all factual, maybe you should instead send condolences to the family as this is a very difficult time for them!!!! In allu
you are so right about, when will we take responsibility of our actions?
Typo…………… should read (you are so right about that , )
SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!. What is anyone doing to the CRIMINALS-AT-LARGE? Don’t anyone know the DIFFERENCE? Sometimes people are DISORIENTED and are UNAWARE of their WHEREABOUTS; AGE doesn’t matter, HELP instead of HURT. LAWRENCE (JOKO) JOSEPH was NOT a danger to anyone. JOKO was one of the MOST LOVING person that we knew. God be with all.
I hope the other MISSING PEOPLE are FOUND. GO SEARCH!
Seriously,we need to take stock
what is going on in Dominica?
Somethings are seriously wrong.
we need to stop and think and change some things.
Old people get confused hence the fact that they get disorientated, it is called dimentia that man lost his way poor thing. Families need to keep closer ties.
May he rest in peace
May he rip
The man could have gone to the river go take a river bath and may have gotten a stroke of maybe gone there to relive himself.
Only an Autopsy will provide the cause of death.
this is so sad, rest in peace my friend, be strong evadney, question; HOW CAN AN EDERLY MAN WHO WENT MISSING IN BATH ESTAE ON OCT 23 BE FOUND IN BATH ESTATE 14 DAYS LATER? WAS THERE EVER A SEARCHING TEAM
Where does the 14 days come, how did u arrive at 14 days.
To the family and friends of the deceased , take it easy and try to comfort each other and may his soul RIP!
Do your maths 22nd to 5th
I guess the Dominino game could not be interrupted to looke for a missing elder.
Strange that his body was found in that area. I wonder how long it was there or was it washed down.
) who was found floating in the Mahaut river drowned naturally or not.
The autopsy and police investigation should reveal what really happened to him, if it was through natural drowning or not.
It has not been revealed if the body of the man (from Wesley
Too many people are disappearing in Dominica.
Nationals want to know how he happened to drown, if naturally or not including the 79 year-old man.
Police, when you complete your investigations and reports especially in cases as these, you must inform nationals about the cause of death.
Use your common sense, there is a pair of sneakers sitting neatly across from the body. how the hell it gonna wash up and the shoe sitting neatly across from the body.
I don’t think the sneakers belong to him because it was reported that he was wearing a pair of pink slippers. Unless they didn’t know exactly what he was wearing. I had that same thought. All-in-all he’s dead; he shouldn’t be dead. I also don’t believe he went for a swim and missed his footing.
You use your common sense. It appears you have none. “Be sure brain is engaged before putting mouth in gear.” In this case your fingers to the keyboard and before sending your comment. twisted:
How old are you? Common sense should dictate to you that anyone who commits a crime “could place” the shoe neatly across the body and make it appear as a normal death/drowning. The man’s body could have been brought there. He was in Bath Estate and was found in that area.
You are really living behind time; not in the twenty-first century and in the year 2016. What have you heard and read about crimes?
This is why when the autopsy is complete, the police authorities should inform nationals of the cause of death. Surely you should know that; even think of it.
Nationals will be satisfied to know what caused his death. They are entitled to it. The police should not withhold this information from them.
Or the pair of sneakers could belong to the person who fished him out of the water…
Not from Wesley, he was from Marigot. Thank you.
Thank you! You deserve appreciation as a compliment for your gracious response.
As time passes, there are times we tend to forget. However I remember what I read on DNO. As I previously stated, we have yet to hear how he drowned.
It is frustrating that the investigating unit, the police authorities do not inform nationals of the cause of death. It could be very helpful to them, youths and adults that they will take precaution in whatever manner.
God bless!
but they never finding out cause of deatg
death
I have to wonder if the police or whose in charge actually looking for the missing people. Joecho was right there in their face, if drastic steps was taken, he might have been alive today. Alas…. Julie and family, may god bless and give you courage. RIP Joecho.
I think that they’re looking, but NOT SEARCHING. You’re right, if they had any INTEREST in MISSING PERSONS, Joko would be found sooner, and probably ALIVE. Dominica is TOO SMALL, though wooded, to NOT find a MISSING PERSON or MISSING PEOPLE.
What a different outcome it could have been if only a search was launched when the family reported him as missing on the Saturday.There are too many elderly and non elderly missing without a trace. It would be useful if a database of missing persons was made. Could readers write in your memory of those missing and not found.Also the organization for elderly persons could consider having an amber alert put out in such cases.Serious searching started only late Monday too long a gap between reporting and searching. Time for us to learn lessons and fix things. Same mistakes are made over and over and over. We can do better than that especially when a life is at stake.
It’s called a silver alert.. Amber alerts are for children, but if no one can take a basic 911 call do you seriously think they are capable of an alert? In the United States MY phone would send a message that a child was missing/ in danger in MY state basically asking everyone to pay attention…Dominica is 100 miles off of achieving this sort of goal.
I agree with you, guess family members are going to learn, your family goes missing do not leave it to the police, because absolutely nothing was done. what a shame.
Amber alert is for kids but you are right. Lime and digicel should send out a pic and description of the person on all cell phone and cable television also the radio that if anyone would come across that person they would either call the family member or the police. That’s too close for comfort. SAD
Agreed. The POLICE FORCE SHOULD have done MUCH MORE, ESPECIALLY having a STEPSON and GRANDSON on the FORCE. ALSO the PRIME MINISTER, HIMSELF, as the REPRESENTATIVE for Vieille Case should have INSISTED on a wider search. The results may or may not have been the same.
I agree with Deborah Fortune.. There is too much lackadaisical attitude and incompetence in our institutions and organisations…the police, etc .and then when you throw in the sewo and bon temps ..that’s it
Everybody blaming the police and organizations but seem to forget that the family have a responsibility as well. Did they conduct any searches of the area themselves or did they just leave it all to the police. Smdh. Always with the blame game
They DON’T CARE. It’s as simple as that.
Sympathy go out to his family and friends. This has been a couple of weeks of unknown may he rest peacefully. Take comfort in the lord. I hope is not foul play. People might never know what really happen Dominica don’t have csi
Alas!!!
Always Assertive!
I guess somebody did not read
No my friend, somebody posted that comment before the update and DNO can certify that. I just put 1+1 together and I got 2 so I posted and whalah! You see, many of us on the outside have no brains than our now political police force headed by no there than Daniel Carbon of all people
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Always Assertive!
Shameless please f you read the headlines you have known than writing none sense you have a good “shameless”
if you read Shameless comment he/she includes himself/herself among persons with no brains. lol
Dominica have in it to wii boy, how many of y’all planning to leave the country by 2017? Most of you? Hmmk
What??? The police took too long to search for the elderly man. It is strange that his body was found so close and no one noticed it was there??? All lives matter; what a sad story; may his soul Rest In Peace; he is in heaven beating the drums for the angels.
y run when we can kick labour out
WHEN?
they can go TRUMP will kick them back