AN autopsy done on a 75-year-old security guard, who was beaten to death in Port Kaituma two Saturdays ago, revealed that he died of hemorrhage and shock due to multiple stab wounds.

Earl Peters of Ballfield, Port Kaituma, who was a guard at the office of the Guyana Elections Commission in the district, was rushed to the hospital where he briefly regained consciousness.

He then told investigators that an unknown man attacked him, inflicted the injuries and walked away.

A businessman, who resides at Train Line, Port Kaituma, told police that he was at home when he heard someone shouting for help.

“He immediately went outside to investigate and observed a male, whom he recognised to be Mr. Earl Peters, lying on the ground soaked with what appeared to be blood. He then ran to the Port Kaituma Police Station and made a report,” police said.

Police said that they observed Mr. Peters lying on his back on the ground in an unconscious state and soaked with what appeared to be blood from injuries to his abdomen, his left side head and left wrist.

After briefly regaining consciousness, Mr. Peters died at the hospital at about 11:23 on September 5, 2020 while receiving treatment.