Cause of death of headless baby found at Land of Canaan inconclusive

The autopsy conducted on the partially decomposed body of a headless baby found at Land of Canaan on the East Bank of Demerara is inconclusive. The body was found floating in the Five-Door Koker on Old Year’s Day.
Police stated that as a result of the missing head, the baby cannot be identified and more so, Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh cannot determine the cause of death.
The age of the baby is suspected to be between two to three weeks old. It was reported that on the day in question at about 14:00h, persons were walking along a trail beside the koker when they observed the body floating on the opposite side of the canal.
The Police were contacted but by the time they arrived, the body had already moved from the spot where it was initially seen. However, the ranks established a search party with the assistance of the residents to look for the body.
The body was later spotted in a clump of bushes in the canal, some 15 feet from the Demerara River, and was pulled from the canal. Police confirmed that the body was in a state of decomposition.