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Artist Zinnia Li Cheewah (born Darren Cheewah), 55, was found dead in her St James apartment on the evening of May 28. The news has thrown many in TT and abroad into grief and mourning.

An autopsy said she died of a seizure, possibly on May 26 or May 27. Her body was discovered by her landlord, designer Ronald Guy-James.

Cheewah was a mural, graffiti and tattoo artist, graphic designer and art director. She began painting at age five in Belmont, where she was born, and interacted with many Carnival artists and mas-makers.