PORUS, Manchester — It was a gruesome find.

However, residents of this small community did not shed any tears. In fact, they said no one was surprised that the severed head of a man found in a shopping bag was that of one accused of rape and other crimes, and who was on the police wanted list

The head identified as that of Rohan Barrett, otherwise called “Black Seed”, a resident of Porus, was found about 6:30 am in a shopping bag at a fruit stall at Whitney Turn in the community. Up to late Thursday Barrett’s torso was not located. Heyward McLean, a vendor, said he was alerted by residents that Barrett’s head was found at his fruit stall.

“When I got the call I came down here and saw the police draw long yellow tape and said I cannot open the shop until they finish, it is a crime scene,” he said.”The head was in a brown shopping bag that you carry to supermarket. They carry [the head] come put down in front the stall for somebody to see it,” he added. McLean described Barrett as a well-known “troublemaker” in the Porus area.”Him do a lot of crime in the community, so him have to ran weh go May Pen. Him do crime a May Pen, him do crime a town [and] dem nuh want him a town, so him affi come back a Porus and a hide and a sleep inna tree and a broke people place,” said McLean. Other residents who gathered at the area where the severed head was found described Barrett as problematic.”Him name call following the rape of a woman in the community since year and him did run weh and a hide,” said one resident. A senior police source corroborated the allegations against Barrett.”He is wanted in relation to a case of rape, burglary, assault at common law, and unlawful wounding committed in Whitney Turn, Porus in February of this year,” the police source said.