Handyman impaled on metal fence after falling from mango tree

A 53-year-old handyman lost his life on Tuesday afternoon after falling from a mango tree and being impaled on a metal fence.
Dead is Deryck Sattan, also known as “Chow” or “Chowmein,” of Lot 69 Fourth Street, Cumming Lodge, Greater Georgetown.
The incident occurred at about 12:05h Lot 69 Fourth Street, Cumming Lodge.
According to reports, Sattan and his friend, known only as “Leo,” entered a neighbour’s yard just before noon, asking for permission to pick mangoes.
Sattan, shortly afterwards began climbing the fence and grabbed onto a fragile limb for support. However, the limb broke, causing him to fall and his head to become impaled on the pointed metal fence.
His friend, who witnessed the incident, immediately alerted residents, shouting that Sattan was “stick up in the fence.” Upon checking, persons in the yard found Sattan motionless and quickly called the police.
Sattan was pronounced dead and his body was taken to Memorial Funeral Home, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted.

When reporters visited Sattan’s home later on Tuesday afternoon some of his friends, who lived with him at a house in Fourth Street, Cummings Lodge – not far from where the incident took place were there.
They told Guyana Times that the homeowner, a friend of theirs, had allowed them to stay in the house for nearly two years. The friends are not aware of any immediate family members of the now-deceased.
It is suspected that the victim might have been intoxicated whilst he was climbing the tree. The dead man’s friends described him as having a complex personality and noted that just an hour before the fatal incident, Sattan had eaten lunch and had been drinking.
One of the man’s housemates has since expressed his shock at the news, telling Guyana Times, “he walked out of our yard full of life, and within an hour, he was gone…Look how Chow made the news now. This is sad.” (G9)