Berbice home set on fire after pensioner complained about noise nuisance

The home of a Berbice pensioner was reportedly set on fire on Wednesday evening after his constant complaints about noise nuisance in the village.
Dashrat Mohabir of Number 59 Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), said he and his son were not at home when the incident occurred.
According to him, when he arrived home, the Fire Service and Police officers were already on the scene but he subsequently learnt that it was some of his neighbours who were able to put out the fire which was set to several parts of the building.
The interior of the house was severely damaged. From all indications, the mattresses in all three bedrooms were also set on fire.
“Downstairs, they set fire to the cupboard and my rice and other things I had in the cupboard. The house was ransacked both upstairs and downstairs. The window was broken. The mattress also had fire to it but luckily for me, some of the neighbours assisted me, if not my house would have been flat.”
The pensioner expressed his gratitude to his neighbours.
He believes that the fire was an act of arson and also claimed that someone retaliated to his complaints about noise nuisance in the community.
“The Commander came and spoke to them and it is the same thing, sometimes that have cars would come and they would be playing loud music.”
“My issue is music. Because I am old, I can’t take it and my son is sick and I guess that is why they are doing this thing,” he said.
“This is not the first time something like this happened. It is more than one time; my car was burnt, then it was broken up and now my house burned,” the 73-year-old man said.
“I feel that because I am constantly telling them about loud music has created the problem.”
Following the fire, the house is not habitable. Mohabir and his son have since sought accommodation with a relative in East Canje.