Former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gordon Mansfield died on Thursday after the vehicle in which he was travelling turned turtle along the Buck Hall Road in Region One (Barima-Waini). Three others were injured in the accident.
Based on information received, at about 10:00h on the day in question, a pickup belonging to Aurora Gold Mines was transporting personnel from the Aurora Mine site to the Buck Hall facility along the Essequibo River, and four persons, inclusive of the driver, were in the vehicle.
Guyana Times understands that the vehicle encountered mechanical problems and consequently suffered a “blowout”, resulting in it
toppling several times before coming to a halt at “Kilometre 33” on the Buck Hall Road. A release from the company said the four passengers received injuries, with one being rendered critical.
The vehicle after the accident on Thursday
They were transported to the Buck Hall facility, where they were treated by the onsite medical personnel before being medivacked to Georgetown by the Guyana Defence Force helicopter. Mansfield reportedly succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention at a private facility.
The Police are yet to release any information about the accident. Nevertheless, tributes continue to pour in as the news spread about the death of Mansfield. In fact, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, in a release, has said it is saddened at the tragic death of retired Police Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Gordon Mansfield.
Dead: Former ASP Gordon Mansfield
“We express our deepest sorrow and condolences to his grieving wife, children, and other family members and friends of the Guyana Police Force.”
The release further stated that ASP Mansfield was seconded to the DPP’s Chambers in 2014 and 2016 as a Police Prosecutor under the Early Case Assessment Programme (ECAP), and he had been responsible for prosecuting Police matters in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts One and Three.
In addition, former ECAP Police Prosecutor, Deputy Superintendent Vishnu Hunt, who worked with Mansfield at those Chambers, expressed his sadness by describing Mansfield as a very friendly and well-mannered individual, who got along well with his peers, superiors and subordinates.
“We did the one-year prosecutors’ course 2008-2009 together. He was an outstanding prosecutor up until his retirement,” Hunt added.
Further, ECAP Police Prosecutor Dominic Bess expressed shock at the passing of the former Police Officer, and said Mansfield was definitely one of the most genuine persons he had ever met.
After leaving the DPP Chambers, Mansfield returned to the Brickdam Police Station to serve in the Court Superintendent’s Office, and later in the Region Three Court Superintendent’s Office.
ASP Mansfield proceeded on pre-retirement leave on September 15, 2020. He then joined the AGM Inc/Zijin Mining Inc. as a security advisor.
