The post-mortem examination conducted on the body of food vendor Claude McPherson, who died following a hit and run along Mandela Avenue on Wednesday night, revealed that he died as a result of multiple injuries.
June Seaford, his sister, said his neck was broken, his spinal cord was fractured in three places and all his ribs were broken. She said in addition, McPherson suffered a severe open fracture of his hip bones and severe head injuries. The man, who was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after the accident,
