A 41-year-old labourer of New Road Village on the Essequibo Coast has tragically ended his life. Dead is Mohan (only name given), a father of four.
He ingested a quantity of poisonous substance on July 29 around 17:30h and
Dead: Mohan
succumbed on July 30 at the Charity hospital.
Information revealed that the now deceased man and his wife had constant arguments and on several occasions, she threatened to leave him. On July 29, he went drinking with a few friends and became intoxicated. When he arrived at home, he and his wife had a heated argument and ‘the situation got out of hand’. The man reportedly ventured to the back and ingested a quantity of weedicide.
Ten minutes later, his wife reportedly went to the back of the house and discovered him.
He was immediately rushed to the Charity hospital where he was admitted and later succumbed. His body had no marks of violence. The body is currently at the Suddie mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.
