Family seeks answers following death of NA prisoner

A 30-year-old inmate of the New Amsterdam Prison reportedly died on Wednesday, raising concerns and suspicions of potential foul play after his family asserted that he was assaulted while in prison.
The man has been identified as Devendra Singh of Number 65 Village, East Berbice, Corentyne, who was serving a 16-month sentence on an assault charge.
A family member, during a telephone interview with Guyana Times, related that on Wednesday they received a telephone call informing them that Singh was injured and hospitalised.

“When we do find out, they say that he in the hospital since the week before Thursday and we were shocked. Anyway, the family had to get permission to see him and when they went, they say he looked like he got beat up bad,” the relative said.
Since then, the family has been seeking answers but is always given contradicting information by the authorities.
“They keep saying different, different things, and nothing they saying not making sense…”.
However, an autopsy conducted on Wednesday revealed that Singh’s cause of death was attributed to shock and haemorrhage to the brain. Additionally, an enlarged liver and lung failure were noted.
Despite the autopsy findings, the family remains resolute in their belief that Singh’s demise is linked to the injuries he suffered while incarcerated.
“Is somebody had to beat he up and cause this to happen to he. Because the autopsy say he die from haemorrhage to the brain, which mean somebody probably beat he in he head,” they said.
Following the incident, Police officials of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) confirmed that an investigation into the incident is underway. There was also confirmation that Police are interrogating the other inmates who shared the cell with Singh.
Despite the ongoing investigation, the Guyana Prison Service has not yet issued any official information concerning the circumstances of the young man’s demise.