The autopsy was conducted by a team of forensic pathologists from the Nebraska Institute of Forensic Science in U.S.A to establish the cause of death of Greaves whose lifeless body was discovered on a beach in Monrovia.
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Addressing the regular Ministry of Information press briefing in Monrovia Tuesday, Justice Minister and Attorney General Benedict Sannoh quoted the report as saying that the late Greaves’ body stayed for a prolonged period in the salt water where it hit against stones and other objects in the Atlantic Ocean.
The examination, which was conducted Saturday in full view of the Greaves family, also refuted claims that chemical was wasted on the his body, noting that the examination did not identify any characteristics of foul play as is being speculated in the public.
The report, however, said the body was in a decomposed state with facial and body marks.
The report also denounced the allegation that Greaves’ body had a stick in the anus and challenged those making the claim to come forward or make public their claim.
Meanwhile, the government says the release of the autopsy report will not halt the ongoing investigation by the Liberia National Police into circumstances leading to Greaves’ death.
The former LPRC managing director went missing on Friday, January 29, and his body was found on the beach behind the old Budget Bureau in Monrovia.
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Autopsy Report Says Greaves Died Of Drowning
9 February 2016, 7:20 pm Written by Ballah M. Kollie
Justice Minister Cllr. Benedict Sannoh reads result of autopsy conducted on Harris Greaves at the MICAT Press Hall
Photo Credit: Augustine Naplah
MONROVIA, February 9 (LINA) -A provisional autopsy report has attributed the death of Mr. Harry Greaves, former Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) managing director, to drowning in salt water.
The autopsy was conducted by a team of forensic pathologists from the Nebraska Institute of Forensic Science in U.S.A to establish the cause of death of Greaves whose lifeless body was discovered on a beach in Monrovia.
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Addressing the regular Ministry of Information press briefing in Monrovia Tuesday, Justice Minister and Attorney General Benedict Sannoh quoted the report as saying that the late Greaves’ body stayed for a prolonged period in the salt water where it hit against stones and other objects in the Atlantic Ocean.
The examination, which was conducted Saturday in full view of the Greaves family, also refuted claims that chemical was wasted on the his body, noting that the examination did not identify any characteristics of foul play as is being speculated in the public.
The report, however, said the body was in a decomposed state with facial and body marks.
The report also denounced the allegation that Greaves’ body had a stick in the anus and challenged those making the claim to come forward or make public their claim.
Meanwhile, the government says the release of the autopsy report will not halt the ongoing investigation by the Liberia National Police into circumstances leading to Greaves’ death.
The former LPRC managing director went missing on Friday, January 29, and his body was found on the beach behind the old Budget Bureau in Monrovia.
LINA BMK/TSS/PTK