Nursing aid wanted by Police over false claim about autopsy surrenders

…misleadingly claims she was present at PME, cops confirm she was not there

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation and issued a wanted bulletin for Tiana Serena Lewis-King, a nursing assistant accused of spreading false and misleading information about the post-mortem examination (PME) of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, whose body was discovered in the pool of the now-gutted Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo on Thursday, April 24 – almost 24 hours after she was reported missing from the facility.
In a circulating voice note, Lewis-King claimed that she was present during the post-mortem, which was conducted on April 28 at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and that she had been sent there by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony.

According to the GPF, both claims are entirely false. In fact, once the voice note began circulating on social media, the GPF promptly launched an investigation and began reaching out to several individuals named by King, including Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, Pathologist Dr Caleb McCloggan, and Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade.
In a statement GPF revealed that Dr Frank Anthony has denied knowing Lewis-King or instructing her presence at the autopsy and Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade, who was present to represent the family, confirmed to police that Lewis-King was not present during the examination.
Additionally, Dr Celeb McCloggan, a medical representative for the family, recognised the voice in the recording as that of Lewis-King and also confirmed her absence on April 28.
Further, several other claims made by Lewis-King was reported to be false including the fact that no nurse aide was consulted for opinions by the three qualified international pathologists present contrary to claims made in the audio note.
As a result, Lewis-King is now wanted by the police for an attempt to incite public mistrust, pervert the course of justice, and generate unnecessary panic.

Denouncing
Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has issued a personal statement denouncing the claims made in the recording, stating that “I have never met or spoken to this person, and she was certainly not present on my behalf. The post-mortem was properly videotaped.”
The minister further noted that he is in consultation with his legal team and is considering civil action for the attempt to “maliciously tarnish [his] professional, public, and personal reputation.”
Moreover, the management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has confirmed that Lewis-King, an employee with the institution was not present during the postmortem examination and is not qualified to comment on the findings of such procedures.
In a statement, GPHC discussed that it views this matter with utmost seriousness and as such has since “engaged the Guyana Police Force and our legal counsel to address the circulation of the misinformation and the potential implications thereof.”
Meanwhile, on Monday evening, the GPF in a statement said that Lewis-King turned herself in to the Police at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) accompanied by an attorney from the law office of Hughes, Fields and Stoby.