4-Y-O girl died from infection in abdomen – autopsy

An autopsy performed on the body of four-year-old Shelly Modeste, who died hours after being hit by a cricket ball, revealed that the child died from an abdominal infection.
Modeste, of Charity, Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), had retired to bed on Wednesday night but never woke up on Thursday.
It was reported that earlier on Wednesday, the child’s family was playing a game of cricket. During the game, the ball accidentally struck the little girl to her tummy.
The girl was in tremendous pain but she eventually fell asleep in the evening. The following morning, her mother attempted to wake her, but she was not responding.
She was taken to the Oscar Joseph Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The post-mortem was conducted on Friday by Government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh, who gave the cause of death as infection in the abdomen. The body was handed over to relatives for burial.