Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada
Summary
The family of Andrew Frederick is urging the UK government to help advance an investigation into his death in Grenada, nearly 10 months after his body was found. A pathologist ruled his death a homicide, but Grenadian police closed the case; a UK request for Grenada to cooperate with an investigation remains unsigned, according to the family.Key Facts
- Frederick, 47, was found dead in a ransacked property in Grenada on 4 January.
- An autopsy conducted in Grenada described blunt force trauma and torture, including the removal of a toenail, and ruled the death a homicide.
- Grenadian police said there was no basis to find that a homicide had occurred and closed the case.
- Frederick’s body was repatriated to the UK in August, where a second autopsy found that his organs and parts of his neck were missing.
- The family says it has not been told where the missing organs are or what happened to them.
- A UK coroner asked the Metropolitan police to investigate Frederick’s death last month.
- UK authorities said the British high commissioner raised the case with senior Grenadian officials, who indicated they would cooperate with a formal UK request.
- The family says Grenada has yet to approve the formal request for cooperation, which it says remains unsigned.
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