One resident told THE WEEKEND STAR, "Last night (Wednesday) dem keep a candlelight for him, eight days gone since him dead and him tek ova him best friend body. Di yute couldn't even move, all doctor come, when dem a talk to him, him nah respond."

The resident explained that the man was seen smoking a ganja spliff that was left by the man in his room before he died.

"Him did a smoke the dead-lef spliff. A dat mek di duppy tek ova him body. Bout two people did all a try lif' him up and dem couldn't move him, dat a di mystery cause him nuh weigh more dan 140lb," she said.

THE WEEKEND STAR understands that the incident brought the night to an abrupt end as persons in attendance speedily left the scene.

"Everybody run, who nuh go ina dem yard, go ina dem car, mi say the people dem lef immediately, when yuh look yuh nuh see nobody," another resident said.

The doctor reportedly told the mourners to take the man to a hospital and it was while he was being transported there that the ghost left his body, the residents say.

"Mi say when dem decide fi rush him go hospital dem only hear him shout out, 'Whey unu a carry mi go, me and mi bredren a go back down the road'," the resident recounted.

In the meantime, the residents say they are hopeful as the church community has promised to assist them in casting out the duppy from the area.