The death of graduate teacher Calbert Nero is shrouded in mystery and has caused great shock. Nero’s corpse was discovered in a sewer at the base of a six-foot retaining wall at the Gomea community centre and playing field on Sunday night, according to information obatined.
Nero, sometimes referred to as ‘Pepper,’ was reportedly present at the community centre engaging in a game of dominoes on Sunday, simultaneous attending a sports and entertainment event occurring at the playing field.
The St. Vincent Times understands that at some point in the evening, he proceeded to urinate in a drain that slopes downward and connects the structure to a drain below. This drain is separated by a six-foot-high wall and is located next to the public road.
There is no record of the events that occurred during or after Nero when to urinate. There is widespread speculation that he stumbled and suffered a neck fracture after falling off the wall.
Reports are that a driver saw an individual lying at the base of the drain between the retaining wall, about at midnight. The driver’s curiosity piqued, prompting them to return to the location of the corpse. The authorities were contacted. One of Nero’s shoes it is said was found about 10 feet away from his body.
The St. Vincent Times learned that Nero’s postmortem test revealed a one-inch bruise on his wrist and an injury near the back of his skull. However, it was concluded that his neck was not broken.
Additionally, it is understood that there were no additional physical injuries seen on Nero’s body that would be compatible with falling down a step-down drain of around 2-3 feet in width from a height of six feet.
Based on information acquired by the St. Vincent Times, it is understood that a close relative attempted to contact Nero’s mobile phone many times at 9 o’clock that evening, but received no response. This occurred around three hours prior to the discovery of the corpse.
During an interview with the St. Vincent Times on Wednesday, a man at the community centre said that he and Nero were together at a shop close to his residence that day. Nero then instructed him to go to another shop in the vicinity to buy beers. He said that he later overheard others announcing the demise of ‘Pepper’.
Residents in the vicinity have raised concerns about why a corpse that had been exposed to the public for an extended period of time went unnoticed, despite the presence of a significant number of people attending a public sporting and entertainment event at the Gomea community centre and playing field.
Nero was employed as a teacher at the Gomea Methodist School at the time of his death. Prior to this, he was a teacher at Kingstown Anglican Primary School.
