A post-mortem examination yesterday confirmed that Donalesa Parks, the East Canje, Berbice woman who was found dead and wrapped in a garbage bag in a drain along the Corentyne Highway on Thursday, died from strangulation.
Police had suspected that Parks, 29, a hairdresser, of Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice, was strangled based on the injuries discovered on her neck.
Meanwhile, the suspect in her death, a Guyana Defence Force soldier, 33, remained in police custody for questioning.