Wife concerned at lack of justice 10 months after husband killed in accident

– DPP orders inquest into matter

A mother of two is expressing concerns about the justice system in light of the fact that, ten months after her husband was killed in a motorcycle accident, no one has been held accountable.
In March last year, 31-year-old Joshua Inshanally Ramdeen of Overwinning, New Amsterdam, Berbice was killed in an accident involving a Canter truck and a motorcycle on which he was the pillion rider. Ramdeen, who worked as an electrician at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, died on the spot at the scene of the accident at Main and Kent Streets, New Amsterdam.
After the collision, the driver of the Canter had failed to stop and render assistance.
Ramdeen’s wife, Shellanie Inshanally, has said the rider of the motorcycle and/or the driver of the Canter should be held accountable.

Police had issued a statement saying that a breathalyzer test conducted on the driver of motor lorry GWW 9178 had read 13 micrograms.
“March 23 will be one year for my husband, and I can’t seem to be hearing anything about the case, or where the case stands at this moment,” the grieving woman expressed.
She said she had visited the Office of the Police Commissioner in November last in her quest for answers.
“And I met with the Commissioner and he called in someone…He said that the file was sent to the DPP and the DPP ordered an inquest, and the inquest was completed and the case was sent to court.”
However, Inshanally said she subsequently learned that the information might not have been accurate. One of the first things she did after returning to Berbice was to contact the New Amsterdam Court, where she learnt that the matter had never been filed there. She
said that visits to the regional Police Headquarters revealed that the file was still there, and had not gone to the court. She said it was while she was meeting with a senior officer at Central Police Station that the file on the said matter was sent.
“So, I asked why I was told that the file went to court already when you guys still have it here. He said one more signature is needed and then the file will be sent to court,” she recounted. Two months later, the widow has not heard anything.
An autopsy revealed that Ramdeen had multiple fractures to his skull, and broken ribs which punctured his lung. Additionally, his neck was broken. The woman has argued that the injuries indicate the force at which the Canter was travelling when it collided with the motorcycle.
Meanwhile, according to a source from the Chambers of the DPP, the file was received for legal advice, and based on the evidence contained therein, an Inquest has been ordered. This will commence shortly. (Andrew Carmichael).