The body of a 46-year-old man believed to have committed suicide was found in Tucker, Irwin, St James, on Wednesday morning.

The deceased, Hanif Dale Reid, a delivery truck driver from the community, is believed to have taken his life between 7 pm Tuesday night and 7:45 Wednesday, when his body was found.

Information reaching OBSERVER ONLINE is that Reid contacted a family member on Tuesday night via phone, and revealed he was going to kill himself. Several efforts were made to locate him thereafter.

He was discovered hanging from a tree at the side of his house with an electrical wire tied around his neck. He was clad in grey shorts and red, grey and white slippers.

The scene was processed and the body pronounced dead at the Cornwall Regional Hospital.

Police investigations have uncovered that Reid had previously attempted suicide. A tree close to where he was found was pointed out to the police as the place he had made the attempt prior. A piece of electrical cord was seen tied to that tree.