9-year-old hospitalised after bee attack in Berbice

A nine-year-old boy is now hospitalised and three others injured after they were attacked by a swarm of bees at Rose Hall Town, Berbice (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Police said that the incident occurred between 17:50h and 18:00h, when a swarm of bees emerged from an open house lot opposite the Rose Hall Town Primary School on the public road and attacked several passers-by.
Injured are 49-year-old Hemchand Madray called “Neil”, a cane harvester of Hampshire Village, Corentyne; 35-year-old Royon Ferrerie of Lot 10 (A) Rose Hall Town, a security guard along with his nine-year-old son Ryan Ferrerie – were taken to the Port Mourant Public Hospital to seek medical attention after they were stung.
They were all admitted for observation in a serious but stable condition. Hemchand and Royon Ferrerie were treated and sent away but the young boy was referred to the New Amsterdam Hospital for further treatment. (G9)