Alan Padmore, the labourer whose lifeless body was discovered in a hammock at his Bushlot, West Coast Berbice (WCB) residence last week, died from hanging, according to an autopsy.
This was confirmed by Head of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit, Mark Ramotar, who said that the autopsy which was conducted on Wednesday, revealed that Padmore died from asphyxia due to hanging.
The autopsy on the Trinidadian national was performed by Government Pathologist, Dr Vivekanand Bridgemohan at the Anthony Funeral Parlour.
The lifeless body of Padmore called ‘Jockey boy’, 28 of Armadale Village, Bushlot was discovered around 8 am last Monday by his wife.
Material from the hammock was found wrapped around his neck.
Padmore lived with his wife, father-in-law and four-year-old son.
The police had said that Padmore’s wife related that he left for work around 8 am last Sunday. The woman said she last spoke to him about an hour after via video chat.
The police said she related that after Padmore did not return home around 8.30 pm, she retired to bed with her son.
The following morning when she woke up, the woman told the police she discovered Padmore lying motionless in the hammock with a piece of the hammock’s fabric wrapped around his neck.
The police were summoned. Padmore’s body was examined and an impression was seen under his neck, suspected to be caused by the piece of hammock material.
There was no other visible mark of violence, the police said.
Padmore’s hands were swabbed and nail clippings were taken for DNA testing.
