Police are investigating the death of a 63-year-old nurse of whose body was discovered in a hotel on Main Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice on Thursday.
Dead is Wilton Longford Benn of Lot 82 William Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
Police said that ranks responded to a report of a motionless body found at the hotel and upon arrival emergency medical services were summoned, and Benn was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death remains undetermined and is pending the results of a post-mortem examination.
Dead: Wilton Benn
According to Holly Trim, a 38-year-old nurse and colleague of Benn, they were both attached to the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Health Ministry, and he was recovering from dengue fever. Police said that Trim reported that they were in Berbice to conduct a supervisory visit to various health facilities to monitor the management of the new HPV vaccine.
Police said that about 08:45h, a Health Ministry driver arrived at the hotel to pick them up to take them to Corentyne for their supervisory visit. After receiving no response from Benn’s room, the driver broke down the door, where they found Benn lying motionless inside.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding Benn’s death are ongoing.
