Sophia man accused of theft dies days after being chopped

Days after being chopped on an accusation of theft, 28-year-old Devon Nigel Williams of ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.
The dead man’s mother Dorette Anne LaRose, a clothes vendor related that on November 22, she was at home when she received news that her son was lying under the Special Constabulary Outpost steps at Stabroek Market with a wound to his head.
As she arrived at the scene, she was able to question her son who claimed that he was chopped to the heat by ‘Stitchie’ who accused him of theft. However, the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) were summoned to the scene and Williams was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was treated and discharged.
Nevertheless, at about 07:00h on Tuesday), LaRose went to check on her son and discovered him lying motionless on his bed. He was later pronounced dead by a doctor who attached to the GPHC.
The man’s body was examined and injuries were seen to his left thigh below the knee, right hand, right shin bone, left elbow, forehead, left jaw and head. Old bruises were also observed on his back, ankles and heel.
Several persons were questioned, and efforts are being made to locate ‘Stichie’ as investigations continue.