A southside fruiterer has spoken of his horror at finding a man's body behind his Annerley store.

The body of an Ipswich man, 28, was found behind the Annerley Friendly Grocer at Cracknell Road yesterday morning.



An Ipswich man's body was found near these shops. Credit:Claudia Baxter/The Queensland Times

David, who did not want his surname revealed, told Fairfax Radio 4BC's Michael Smith he had noticed a smell for "at least three days", which he thought may have been a dead cat or rat.

"I was looking for [the source of the smell] in the morning and I couldn't find anything," he said.