Security guard found dead in Sophia electrocuted – Autopsy

Twenty-eight-year-old Trelon Frank, a security officer whose body was discovered along a dam in E Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, on Monday died as a result of electrocution, according to a post-mortem conducted on his remains. The autopsy was conducted on Friday by Dr Nehaul Singh. Frank, originally of Levi Dam, New Amsterdam, Berbice, had been working as a security guard at JS Supermarket in Sophia.
When contacted on Friday, Frank’s sister, Tuanna Christian, explained that the family was informed shortly after the discovery that he may have been electrocuted. She recalled that she was at work when she received the devastating news.
“My aunt called me first, and by the time I reached my mother, she had already gotten another call from one of my sisters saying that he was electrocuted because there were wires there,” Christian recalled. She explained that the fatal incident is believed to have occurred when Frank came into contact with an electrical wire near a pipe where water was present.

“He mashed the wire, and a pipe with water there,” she said. “When his hand connected with the wire and the water, that is what caused the electricity.”
She added that the marks on his body appeared to support this conclusion. “His eyes were closed, and there was no twisting or anything, but one of his hands where the wire catch had burns, and there was a wire imprint on his foot.”
Frank had been living in a squatting settlement in Sophia, where he had moved after leaving his hometown about five years ago. According to his sister, the man initially stayed with relatives in Georgetown but later decided to try to establish himself independently in the Sophia squatting area.
“He was living with my cousin before, but you know, young people want their own place,” she said. “And you know land is hard to get now, so he went there and started squatting so he could build a life.” Christian explained that while Frank lived by himself in his small home, the area was populated with other makeshift houses. “It has a lot of houses there. When you pass the trees and go behind, you would see plenty of little houses where people squat,” she said. “Where he was found was actually a shortcut to get on the road. He was hustling to go out to relieve his friend from work,” Christian said the family last saw Frank about a week before his death when he visited them in Berbice.
“Week before the last, he came here in New Amsterdam, and I saw him. He came and visited everybody, including his mother,” she said. His sudden death, according to his sister, has been especially difficult for relatives, who described him as a hard-working and caring individual who remained closely connected with his family.
“He was a very loving person,” Christian said. “Whenever he called, he would say, ‘My sister, I love you. Tell my nieces and nephews I love them and take care of them.’”
She noted that Frank shared a particularly close relationship with their mother, whom he called frequently.
“He would always call her and say, ‘How you doing, my mother? I love you and take care.’” Frank had planned to return home shortly to celebrate his mother’s upcoming birthday.
“Her birthday is Monday and he was supposed to come so we could all be here for her birthday,” Christian said. “It is really hard knowing that.”
Frank was the fourth of eight children, and his passing has been especially painful for the family as he is the first sibling they have lost.
“It’s not easy losing a loved one and your first sibling,” Christian said. “And it’s not easy for a mother to bury her child when he was healthy and strong.” The sister also revealed that when Frank’s body was found, all of his personal belongings were still with him, suggesting that he had not been robbed. However, she noted that the bicycle he used to travel to work was later taken from the roadside where it had been parked.
She also expressed relief that Frank’s close friend and co-worker did not leave his post to search for him that night. According to her, the two men were very close and normally relieved each other at the supermarket where they both worked as security officers. She explained that Frank’s colleague would’ve considered going to look for him after he failed to return. However, she believes that the decision may have ultimately saved the man’s life. Funeral arrangements have since been made for the young man. According to his sister, Frank will be laid to rest on March 15.