12-year-old dies after alleged scuffle with cousin
The house where the incident took place
A 12-year-old girl, Chitwrattie Rohan, is now dead after she was reportedly “choked” by her cousin at their Martyr’s Ville home at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday.
Guyana Times understands that the two children were at home alone playing when a scuffle broke out between them, during which Rohan was choked.
Their grandfather Mohammed Jameer told sections of the media that he had gone out to run some errands, and upon returning home, he saw his 12-year-old granddaughter lying on the ground panting for breath. Without hesitation, he said, he picked her up and drove her to the Beterverwagting Health Centre, where the child was later pronounced dead.
Dead: Chitwrattie Rohan
He said he later learnt that the two children had been playing when some misunderstanding occurred and they started to choke each other. He added the two children would normally play “rough”, and he could not say exactly what had taken place on Thursday. He nevertheless added that his granddaughter was alive when he left home for the health centre.
This matter has been reported to the police and an investigation is underway. Up to press time, the police have not released any information about the incident.
