Man of ‘unsound mind’ fatally shot by Police
-after he attacked ranks with knife, wood
A MAN who viciously attacked and wounded two members of the Guyana Police Force, in execution of their duties at Cowpen Street, Eccles, forcing the police to retaliate, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre shortly after.

Dead is Angold Cox, 54, also of Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

A police report said that around 10:30hrs yesterday, ranks responded to a report of threats at Cowpen Street, Eccles, where vendor Suzette Fraser, 42 years, was being threatened by Angold Cox.

Cox, who was armed with a knife and a piece of wood, was reportedly threatening to kill Fraser.

During efforts to arrest him, Cox attacked the police ranks and lashed Constable 19811 Griffith to his feet and stabbed Constable 19907 Wallace to his left upper arm causing the police to resort to the use of force and he was shot.

He was taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The injured ranks received medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Information was subsequently received from members of the public that Cox was allegedly of unsound mind.

Investigations are in progress.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of prisoner Sebastian Clayto, 21 years, who succumbed  at the GPHC at about 06:00hrs yesterday.

Clayto was on remand for murder at the New Amsterdam Prison and was one of the prisoners allegedly beaten by three others in the remand centre of the prison on April 27, 2011.