A mentally challenged man of New Grant died in the bushes behind his home on Monday, and his family believes he was brutally beaten and left to die.

The family of David Ramlakhan, 26, of School Trace, is demanding answers as he was discovered by a relative approximately 200 feet away from his house, bleeding and suffering from severe injuries on Monday morning.

Ramlakhan was pronounced dead that afternoon in the bushes, and police have since launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ramlakhan’s injuries and await the results of a post-mortem expected to determine the exact cause of death.