Stabbed miner died of internal bleeding – autopsy

Nickel Leacock

Twenty-year-old Nickel Leacock, who was knifed to death along a trail in the Blackwater Backdam, Region Eight on Tuesday, died of shock and haemorrhaging due to internal bleeding, his sister said.

A post-mortem examination was performed yesterday on his remains and his family is making preparations for his burial this weekend in Mahdia.

The young miner was found dead along the trail by a group of Brazilians early on