An autopsy has found that a 49-year-old businessman of Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara died as a result of heart failure.
Freeman Fordyce was discovered dead at his residence on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
Fordyce, who lived alone, was reportedly last seen alive by a relative on Sunday, August 2, at around 4:00 p.m.
According to police, relatives subsequently made several attempts to contact Fordyce but received no response. Concerned by his continued unresponsiveness, a relative went to his Nandy Park residence on Thursday at about 1:00 p.m., where Fordyce was found dead in a bedroom.
A doctor from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation was summoned and pronounced Fordyce dead. An initial examination of the body revealed no marks of violence, and police said at the time that there was no indication of foul play.
The body was subsequently escorted to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it was stored pending a post-mortem examination.
A post-mortem examination with dissection was conducted on Friday, August 7, by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. The examination determined that Fordyce died from heart failure. Following the post-mortem, his body was handed over to relatives for burial.
Police investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death have since been concluded.
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