Teen found murdered under Takatu Bridge was beaten and strangled.

Geraldson Joseph, the teen whose bound body was found under the Takatu Bridge, was beaten and strangled.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum revealed that a postmortem was performed on the victim on Thursday.

Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as asphyxiation due to ligature strangulation, compounded by multiple blunt trauma.

Ligature strangulation is said to occur when  an object, such as a rope, cloth or wire is placed around the victim’s neck. Compression is usually applied to the neck using the victim’s body weight, “in what would generally be described as a partial or complete hanging.”

The Guyana Police Force is working with their counterparts in Bon Fin to ascertain the motive behind the teen’s murder and track down his killers.

Joseph was originally from Quatatas Village, North Rupununi, but was residing in Bon Fim, Brazil.

He was said to be unemployed.

The teen’s body was found on Wednesday, May 10, under the Takatu River Bridge that links Lethem in Region Nine to Brazil.

His body was in a sitting position, and his limbs were bound with a length of multi-coloured rope.

A length of cloth, suspected to be his underwear, was tied around his neck. Marks of violence were seen on his neck and right knee of the victim, who was dressed in a long-sleeved black shirt and black underwear.

His sister, Loriana Joseph, told police she learned of his death after seeing a Facebook photograph of his body.

The sister said she last saw Geraldson alive last month during a rodeo event.

She told the police she is unaware of any issues he may have had with anyone.