Shelly Modeste, the five year-old Essequibo girl who was found dead in her bed in the wee hours of Thursday morning, died as a result of an infection in the abdomen.
Modeste, of Essequibo Coast, was struck in the abdomen by a ball during a cricket game with her family on Wednesday.
The autopsy was conducted yesterday and the Guyana Police Force released the results. According to a police report, she was discovered to be dead at about midnight by her sister, who went to check on her. It was reported that although the child was hit in her abdomen by the ball, she continued playing the game.