A POST-MORTEM performed last Friday on the body of miner, Ray Holder, 29, of Sophia, Greater Georgetown, by Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as perforation of the lungs due to stab wounds.

The body of Holder, who had been reported as missing at Mahdia on March 15, was found floating in Garraway Stream, Potaro River, on March 19.  Police investigations are in progress.