Uitvlugt labourer died of drowning, blunt trauma

Sunil Mangra

Sunil Mangra, the 23-year-old Uitvlugt Estate labourer whose body was discovered at the Stewartville seashore, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Monday morning, died from drowning and as a result of blunt trauma to his head.

Divisional Commander Richie Das confirmed the findings of the autopsy, which was conducted on Wednesday.

While it is suspected that Mangra might have sustained the blunt trauma to his dead due to a fall, this newspaper was told that the police are still investigating.