Reputed wife blames hospital for taxi driver’s death
Albouystown execution
— Police hunting suspects
As investigations continue into the execution-style killing of Oswald Rambarran, 42, of Lot 93 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme,
Georgetown, the Police are still hunting for the two gunmen; however, the reputed wife is holding out that the hospital did nothing to save the man’s life.
Speaking with Guyana Times at her home on Monday, Dolly Yarde explained that after she received the news of the shooting she rushed to the hospital only to be told that Rambarran has to undergo a scan and it will cost $18,000.
At the time, she did not have the money and as such contacted her daughter who subsequently brought it but that was too late. During that time, the man was kept in the emergency unit with a bullet lodged in his left-side temple.
“Why they couldn’t do the scan and wait for his relatives come to have the money… that is my thing, why they couldn’t put him through the scan and take the bullet out of his left-side head… so they didn’t do anything so he died with the bullet in his head,” the angry woman related.
She refuted reports in certain sections of the media that Rambarran’s body was riddled with bullets, claiming that he was only shot once. Yarde explained that she checked his body when she arrived at the Georgetown Public Hospital and did not see any bullet wounds to his body except his head.
Yarde is not sure about the motive for the shooting since she claimed that the father of six did not have any enemies. But according to reports, Rambarran have had brushes with the law. Back in 2008, he was shot during a high speed chase after he and an accomplice were seen trying to put a man in the trunk of his car.
The woman when asked about the 2008 incident and others that he might have been involved in, claimed that for the past 11 years, she never knew him to be involved in criminal activities.
Meanwhile, a relative of the dead man who asked to remain anonymous told Guyana Times that the services at the Georgetown Public Hospital is “horrible” and is also claiming that the institution did nothing to save the man’s life.
He noted that the man was rushed to the hospital at about 21:00h and was not attended to until after sometime.
Oswald Rambarran was shot moments after delivering food at a residence in King Edward Street, Albouystown, Georgetown.
He was reportedly driving off when two men on a motorcycle rode alongside him and opened fire. Persons in the area recalled hearing at least nine gunshots. Police later arrived at the scene and retrieved several spent shells that are being analysed.
A post-mortem is expected to be done on Wednesday.
Rambarran leaves to mourn six children, reputed wife and other relatives. (Bhisham Mohamed)