The Malvern police are still awaiting the results of a post-mortem to determine if foul play was responsible for the death of two teenagers, who were found in a tank at their home on Sunday.

The bodies of two boys were found in a water tank in Ginger Ground district, St. Elizabeth. Dead are 16-year-old Christopher Parkinson and his 14-year-old brother Jason Parkinson.

Police say about 12:30 p.m., a family member returned home and discovered the bodies in the tank. The police were called and the bodies removed to the morgue.

Corporal Sophia Daley, the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) liaison officer for St. Elizabeth, confirmed that the bodies were examined by a doctor and he saw things that were a cause for concern. A relative said one of the boys' head was bashed in while the other had bruises all over his body.

Government pathologist

Corporal Daley said an autopsy has been scheduled for next Wednesday to be done by the government pathologist, who is based in Manchester. However she added that attempts are being made to bring the pathologist to St. Elizabeth so the autopsy could be done at an earlier date.

A relative said the news has been very difficult for the family to deal with. When they went missing on Saturday, she said they started to look for both boys until their aunt found them in the tank the following day.

During this time, she said the boys' mother was overseas waiting on news about her children, however when she heard they were both dead, she collapsed and had to be hospitalised. She came to the island Monday.

In the meantime the relative said the family has been looking into claims that foul play may have played a part in the boys' death and is hoping that soon they will know what really happened.