Family of taxi driver killed in prison seeks answers
Dead in prison: Lallbacchan Bacchan
Dead in prison: Lallbacchan Bacchan

SAMANTHA Bacchan, wife of the deceased prisoner, Lallbacchan Bacchan, is still seeking justice and answers from relevant authorities regarding the death of her 39-year-old husband. Bacchan lost his life on July 1 while in the Suddie Police station lock-ups.
Although the post-mortem examination performed by government pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh, revealed that Bacchan died from a fractured larynx/asphyxiation, family members are still baffled as to how that may have happened while he was the lone prisoner in the Suddie Police Station lock-ups.

Bacchan was arrested on June 28 after two arrest warrants were issued for him to attend court to answer driving under the influence(DUI) charges.

The deceased’s family thus far has hosted a picketing exercise outside of the Suddie Police Station. Hearing their cries for justice, former Attorney General Anil Nandalall has offered to represent the family pro bono.

Nandalall, on Saturday, said he has filed for compensation and will be writing to the DPP requesting an inquest into the matter. The attorney also signalled his interest in writing to the Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, requesting a full probe into the death of the taxi driver.

Nandalall said the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is answerable since it has the right to provide safety for those in custody. He intends to fight the case on several grounds, pointing out that family members were denied seeing the deceased while he was in the lock-ups.
He said Bacchan was only 39 years and could have lived longer to provide for his family financially. The attorney also stated that Bacchan was not supposed to be in the lock-ups for that extended period. The deceased was also denied medical attention although he sought same.

Bacchan’ wife said her husband’s life was brutally snatched away while in custody. She recalled that on June 12, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and was placed on $20,000 bail.

He was also told to attend the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on June 20 when he was given a date for June 28. However, her husband did not attend, and as such, the police visited and dragged him into the van and took him to the lock-ups. That was very hurtful for Bacchan, a day she will never forget.

The deceased mother, Maharani, also known as “Data”, recalled that her son did not eat anything while he was in the lock-ups.
She also said that the deceased did not have any bruise on his skin and when she went to see him at the parlour, her son had bruises on his hands and a bump to his head.
The family is pleading with the relevant authorities for justice. The deceased has left to mourn his wife and four children.

Bacchan used to work as an ambulance driver at the Suddie Public Hospital, but in 2016, stopped and was working as a taxi driver.

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