AN autopsy which was performed on the body of Kevin Ketwaroo, whose partially decomposed remains were fished out of a trench at Craig Sideline Dam, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Monday, has given the cause of death as blunt trauma to the head and compression of the neck.

Ketwaroo, called “Wild buck,” of Friendship, EBD, was identified by siblings on Tuesday. Relatives believe the young man was killed at a party in a ball field in Third Street, Grove, EBD.

The autopsy was performed by government pathologist Dr Nehal Singh at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary on Wednesday.

According to the police, the man’s sister claimed that she last saw him alive on August 1 during the morning hours, when he visited her home. The man’s wife said that about a month ago, while the two were living together, he had assaulted her and a report was made to the police at Grove.

When the police went to arrest him, he ran away and she later moved out of their home and relocated to Sophia.

Police said that information suggests that Ketwaroo may have been involved in a fight with persons who inflicted the injuries on him