Domestic dispute leaves father of 14 dead in Berbice

An altercation which turned violent is believed to be what resulted in the death of a New Amsterdam, Region Six (east Berbice-Corentyne) labourer.
Dead is 42-year-old Godfrey Daniels, of Princess Elizabeth Road, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Police said the incident occurred at his Lot 17 Princess Elizabeth Road home at about 22:30h on Sunday.
According to Regional Commander Senior Superintendent Shivpersaud Bacchus, the labourer went to Central Police Station in New Amsterdam and reported that he was assaulted.
The commander said at ranks made checks and there appeared to be no injuries to the exposed parts of the man’s body and he was told the officers at the station that there were no wounds on the body.
Commander Bacchus said Daniels was given a medical form and told to go to the hospital and to return after seeking medical attention.
According to the commander, officers went on a routine visit to the New Amsterdam Hospital, when they were informed that Daniels, who had with a wound to his face had died while seeking medical attention.
He lives a stone’s throw away from the hospital.
Meanwhile, there are reports that Daniels was involved in an altercation with another man. It is not clear what might have caused the argument as there are several versions of the incident surrounding his death.
The dead man son, Godfrey Daniels Jr, said his father’s body was picked up from the hospital by the funeral parlour and clasimed that it was taken back to the scene. According to the son, this was the information that the funeral parlour attendants related to him.
He told the media that it was a close relative that works at the funeral parlour, who recognized his father and called him.
“I tell them that I didn’t know that my father get murder and that I coming over there just now. Then I get a next phone call from my brother saying that my brother-in-law broadside in his face,” the young man said.
The younger Daniels said there had been an ongoing feud between his father and brother-in-law.
“Is a regular thing… we have to seek justice for he,” the son related.
The younger Daniels said his father lived with some of his relatives including children but none were around at the time of the incident.
Police have since arrested the dead man’s son-in-law and a female friend.
Daniels was a father of 14. His body is at the mortuary awaiting a post mortem. (G4)