Ex-cop to go on trial for death of 10-year-old boy

2016 Sisters Village fatal accident

Sixteen months after the death of 10-year-old Davin Sealey, who was killed by an allegedly intoxicated Police rank on the Public Road at Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD), the man implicated in the lad’s demise, Ravinand Bissessar, will soon face a court trial.

It was disclosed late last week that the trial of the accused would commence on October 19 at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.
The 27-year-old man, who was a Police Constable at the time of the accident, was accused of causing Sealey’s death owing to dangerous driving on May 15, 2016. Police had contended that Bisssessar, while driving motor car PLL 222, struck down the 10-year-old, who was riding a bicycle along the roadway, resulting in the child’s death.

Initial Police reports noted that on the day in question, Bissessar, who had been attached to the Wales Police Station, was attempting to negotiate a turn at Sisters Village when he lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a parked car, before hitting the lad. It was further reported that the Policeman’s car had only come to a halt after it crashed into a utility pole.

Police had also disclosed last year that when a breathalyser test was conducted on Bissessar after the accident, it revealed that he had .66 micrograms of alcohol in his system, which is above the legal limit. However, the accused man’s then Attorney, Mark Conway, had disputed the veracity of the breathalyser test presented by the prosecution at the May 2016 arraignment. Conway contended that another test was conducted at the hospital, which reportedly proved that there was no alcohol in his client’s system. The defendant was initially released on $600,000 bail for the causing death charge and placed on self-bail for the Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offence.
It was reported last year that the lad was on his way to meet his father at the time of the accident. A post-mortem examination had revealed that the young Sealey died as a result of multiple injuries to the body. (Shemuel Fanfair)