Rape accused organs sent for toxicology tests

SEVERAL body organs of Stonie Henry, 47, of Lot 539 Mocha Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), will have to be sent for a toxicology analysis since a post-mortem done on Wednesday could not determine the cause of his death.

Henry was arrested on Monday and was scheduled to appear in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to answer a charge of rape, but was later found dead at the East Ruimveldt police outpost.

The man was being held at the lock-ups after he was accused of raping a 16-year-old student of Mocha Housing Scheme, EBD. The incident was said to have occurred on May 24, 2017.

The police said Henry had complained of feeling unwell and was seen vomiting around 06:15 hrs. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he died around 08:00 hrs while receiving treatment.

The police then interviewed several prisoners who were in the lock-ups with Henry at the time he was seen vomiting. The prisoners claimed that upon questioning him as to what was wrong , his response was, “Carbon tablet, I want dead.”

Having said that, he continued to vomit and the prisoners then alerted the police ranks on duty. Henry was rushed to the hospital, the crime unit was summoned and a small plastic pack suspected to have contained the poisonous substance was found in the lock-ups. It was photographed and bagged as evidence to be analysed.

Statements were taken from the prisoners and Henry’s reputed wife was interviewed. She stated that the deceased, with whom she had shared a relationship for the past nine years, suffered from depression, anxiety and was a patient of Dr Bhiro Harry of the Psychiatric Department at the GPHC.

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