The Manchester police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-year-old boy who was found at his home with his throat slashed on Monday.

Dead is Tareek Gregory, a student of the Harmons All-Age School in the parish.

Gregory is also of a Harmons address.

It is reported that sometime on Monday afternoon, the youngster's mother arrived home and couldn't locate him.

THE STAR understands that Gregory's mother later intensified her search about 7 p.m. and stumbled upon her son's body in the house.

The police were summoned and it was later discovered that his throat was slashed.