“I will keep running until I get justice for my mother” – son of woman killed by Police

The family of 59-year-old Dulmattie Boodlall, a saleswoman of Lot 950 Block Y Section C Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), who was struck down and killed by a minibus belonging to the Guyana Police Force in Peters Hall, is seeking justice, no matter how long it takes.

In an interview with Guyana Times on Sunday, the woman’s son, Sookram Deochand, said he is disappointed with the actions of the Police and demanded to know how exactly his mother met her demise. The man said since the accident, his family is yet to be informed by the Police of what really transpired on that fateful day.
“Imagine, today [Sunday] was my mother’s cremation, and on our way back home we had to stop a Police vehicle that was passing at the time to find out what really is happen with the story,” the man said.
The man said upon stopping the vehicle and making enquiries, he was informed by an officer that the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice and will return soon.
“I ask he how will we know what is happening, and when really is the court and he told me that he will get back to me. All he keeps saying is that he will get back to me. These people never come one day to tell us this is what really happening, is I have to be running around to get some information,” the man said.
Deochand said a few days before his mother’s funeral he went to the Providence Police Station to follow up on the matter, and he was told that the cops would be going to the scene to do measurements.

He said he asked the officers if it was okay to go to the scene to witness the measurements being taken and they agreed.
However, on the day they were scheduled to go to the scene, the officer went without the family members.
“This is really hard, you know why, because somebody hit down somebody… we don’t know who the driver is… we don’t even know the name of the driver… this is real nonsense…they don’t even look like they get time with we matter…” the man explained.
The woman’s son said since the day of the accident, the cops have been acting lackadaisically. He is alleging that the person who was driving the minibus at the time of the accident is a “top Police officer”.
“It looks like if we left this thing like this, it will leave just like this, but will keep running until I get justice for my mother… my mother done cremate and we in see no Police at all, at all. Nobody not checking on we and nobody is doing anything either… we are doing everything ourself. We hear it is a top Police that knock her down and, we believe that is why this is happening.”
Boodlall was killed while crossing the Peters Hall Public Road by a minibus bearing registration number PWW 7172.
Police in their report stated that minibus PWW 7172 was proceeding north along the roadway when the driver alleged that the woman attempted to cross the road. The driver claimed that on seeing the woman, he swerved to avoid a collision, but ended up hitting her.
As a result of the impact, she fell onto the roadway and received injuries about her body. She subsequently died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
A post-mortem examination was later done on her body and showed that she died due to multiple injuries. Investigations are ongoing.