Children poisoned, stepfather on the run

In Berbice

Police in Berbice are on the hunt for a labourer who is believed to have poisoned the children of his girlfriend.
The children have been admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital and are being treated. A hospital source told Guyana Times that the children are being treated. According to the source Thursday night, while the condition of the children was considered stable, it has not been determined what chemical was ingested and in what quantity.
“Sometimes, it could be something that would take effect until tomorrow or the next day…,” the hospital source commented.
According to reports, the children were at home at Lot 36 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam in the care of a relative when a man who is known by the family of their mother visited. He allegedly gave them a beverage, in a bottle, which is now believed to have been laced with poison.
It was after he left that the children complained of feeling unwell and began frothing at the mouth.
They were rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital and the matter was reported to the Police.
This publication understands that the couple had an argument prior to them leaving their Angoy’s Avenue home.
B Division (Berbice) Commander Ian Amsterdam confirmed that the incident was being investigated.
Efforts to contact the children’s mother Thursday night proved futile. However, Guyana Times understands that the children were with their grandmother when the man visited.
The woman refused to provide this publication with details. (Andrew Carmichael)