Autopsy confirms Russel St granny died from blunt trauma to head

– grandson for court on Monday

An autopsy performed on the body of 88-year-old Patricia “Patsy” Bovell, who was found among a heap of garbage wrapped in a sheet, revealed that she died from blunt trauma to the head.
Days after the gruesome discovery, the grandson, Yannick Gilpin, confessed that he wrapped his grandmother’s body in a bedsheet and disposed of it in a pile of garbage across from her home. Gilpin claimed that the elderly woman’s death was an accident.
According to Gilpin’s confession, his grandmother often accused him of stealing her personal things, and despite making complaints to other relatives, they told him to leave her alone due to her age. On the morning of Sunday, March 19, at around 04:00h, Gilpin heard a sound emanating from the upper flat of their shared Russel Street, Georgetown home.
As he went to enquire, he heard his grandmother screaming “Murder!” and “Thief!”. However, after checking around, he did not see or hear anything unusual.
Gilpin explained that his left foot accidentally struck his grandmother in the head as he was leaving the upper flat, causing her to fall onto a rug on the floor and sustain injuries. He panicked, wrapped her body in a sheet, took it down the stairway, and placed it on an old fridge. Later that evening, he dumped her body next door.
After Gilpin’s arrest, Police officials confirmed that they received legal advice on Friday to charge him with murder. They also believe that Gilpin is responsible for striking Bovell’s head. Her decomposed body was discovered by her niece on March 22, several days after Gilpin claimed he had taken her to the hospital. Hospital records revealed that Bovell had never been there.
Bovell lived alone in the upper flat of her home, which she shared with Gilpin. She has one daughter who resides overseas. Gilpin is expected to make his court appearance on Monday.