THE autopsy conducted on the remains of six-year-old Ramesh Khan revealed that he died as a result of Asphyxiation due to drowning. The autopsy was conducted on Wednesday afternoon by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh at the Suddie Mortuary. It was witnessed by Khan’s uncle, Suresh Narine.

The body was found Tuesday night in the vicinity of Abrams Creek, Upper Pomeroon, Region Two. Divers, who had earlier launched a search for him, were successful in finding the body. It was retrieved around the Abrams Creek, Upper Pomeroon, a short distance from where he had reportedly drowned.

Police, along with divers and relatives, escorted the body to the Oscar Joseph Hospital in Charity where doctors pronounced him dead. His body is presently at the Suddie Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Ramesh Khan, a grade one student of Abrams Creek, fell into a creek near his school –Abrams Creek Primary–in the Upper Pomeroon, Region Two, on June 12. He was reportedly last seen playing with his friend around 11:40hrs.

According to the friend, she and the boy were playing when he told her that his feet had mud and he was going to wash them at the edge of the creek. The friend related that shortly after she turned around to look for him, only to see his two hands up in the air in the creek. He then went under the water. The pupil said she began to scream aloud and the teachers responded but could not locate the child. Parents of the child, Revveka and Doodnauth Khan of Abrams Creek, were too distraught to speak when this newspaper contacted them. They said that they were at home when they received a call from a teacher, stating that their son is feared drowned. The deceased is survived by his parents and his 2-year-old sister.