EBD contractor dies after allegedly hitting head in fall

Forty-seven-year-old Junior Clifton Thompson, a contractor from Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), succumbed after reportedly hitting his head during a fall at a house at Buxton Sideline Dam, East Coast Demerara.
A post-mortem examination conducted on the man’s body by Dr Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as subdural haemorrhage due to blunt trauma to the head, potentially stemming from a fall.
However, Police stated that Thompson’s lifeless body was found by the Police after receiving an anonymous call around 23:00h on Wednesday evening.
Upon reaching the scene, law enforcement officers discovered Thompson’s body lying on the lower veranda of a two-storey concrete building at Buxton Sideline Dam, ECD.

Upon inspection of the body, Police found a laceration on the back of his head with blood. His head, at the time, was swollen. Also, during the inspection, a condom was found on his penis.
However, a 33-year-old resident of Buxton Sideline Dam told detectives that at about 22:45h on the evening in question, he observed Thompson walking in the said yard with a female and a child.
The man related that as Thompson was attempting to open or close a door, he reportedly fell backwards, thus sustaining injuries to his head on the edge of the veranda.
The eyewitness related that he rushed to Thompson’s assistance while the female went to get a vest to wrap the wound. The injured man was subsequently taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Police have since confirmed that Thompson had keys to the premises he was trying to enter. The house was reportedly under construction.