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The Guyana Police Force says: tests results show no foul play in Adriana’s death
…as family moves to the US for second autopsy
Kaieteur News- The Guyana Police Force said on Tuesday that the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge has been officially ruled a drowning, with no signs of foul play, according to the final post-mortem report submitted to them by the three international pathologists to investigators.
Adriana Younge
Family of the young woman however said that they will go ahead with a second autopsy to be conducted in the United States. Younge’s body was flown to that country on Monday. Family from the onset had doubts about the cause of death being listed as drowning.
Younge’s body was discovered on April 24, 2025, in the swimming pool of the Double Day International Hotel. The certified findings from the autopsy confirmed that her death was consistent with drowning, and no evidence of trauma, assault, or any other criminal activity was found, the police said in a press release.
The police said too that the findings support an earlier report submitted by Mr. Leonard McCoshan, a (retired) Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigator, which concluded that there is “???????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????.” Younge was last seen alive by her grandmother at approximately 13:01 hours on April 23, 2025, in the hotel’s swimming pool. Her body was found floating in the same pool the following morning, the police report states.
Upon learning of the incident, the Guyana Police Force said it launched a thorough investigation. It, however, did not mention that it had issued a misleading report stating that the child was abducted from the hotel. According to the police, a comprehensive postmortem examination, including toxicology and DNA testing, was carried out. Key findings include:
- No signs of acute injury or trauma were present.
- Toxicology results showed ethanol levels consistent with postmortem decomposition.
- Sexual assault kit and DNA analysis for potential suspects were negative.
- Skin and airway changes were in line with prolonged submersion and drowning.
- There was no evidence of restraint, struggle, removal, or return of the body.
The Pathologists concluded that Adriana Younge drowned, likely sank to the bottom of the pool, and later surfaced due to natural decomposition processes common in tropical climates.
“The detectives are currently preparing the investigative case file for submission to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for her perusal and legal opinion. The Guyana Police Force extends heartfelt condolences to the Younge family and remains committed to transparency and justice,” the police statement concluded.
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GPF/Keystone Kops says: Tests show no foul play in Adriana’s death….
Let’s forget about the tests-by the 3 medicals profs.
Now, how did the child appeared in that hotel’s pool the next day
when it was searched the previous day ?
Why the KK said she got into a Suv when it was a lie ?
Why did Khalid, the big fellah in charge, not taken control of a murder
scene ? Who was the KK protecting at the hotel ? Was it the owners ?
Our Keystone Kops bungled the murder scene. The child did not die all
by her own means.