ANDRE Moti called ‘Andy’, a 13-year-old who did odd jobs in the Foulis, East Coast of Demerara neighbourhood while seeking food and shelter, met a tragic earlier this week.

His body was discovered on the roadway at 20th Street, in the village, and the circumstances surrounding his death, ahead of his fourteenth birthday, are being investigated.

He suffered massive injuries and appeared to have been run over by a motor vehicle which smashed his head.
Police reported that, about 06:30 hrs on March 5, the corpse of the teen, who had no fixed place of abode, was found at Foulis and investigations are in progress while his remains are at Lyken Funeral Parlour in Georgetown awaiting a post- mortem.
Aunt of the deceased, Ramrattie Ronie, 41, of Lot 726 Nineteenth Street, Foulis, told the Guyana Chronicle that she was alerted by neighbours, who informed her that her nephew’s body was lying in the street.
She said she could not bear to look at it, since the dead teen had grown up with her from the age of three years after his mother died in an accident and he was sent to her by a relative when his father migrated.
The woman said the teenager lived with her until a week in the New Year when he took the opportunity of her not being at home to pack his belongings and leave her house.
He has been roaming the village ever since, she lamented.
The lad is the son of her husband’s sister and she described him as a cheerful, pleasant individual, who used to assist her with the household chores because he did not attend school while she was at work.
He is survived by a sister in Guyana, two other siblings and his father, who resides overseas.

Roam about
Villagers said Andre used to roam about in search of work, food and shelter and recently worked with a neighbour.
They said, when he left his aunt’s house, he claimed he was being ill-treated and they pleaded with her to take him back there but she refused.
They disclosed that Andre is one of many children in the village who do not attend school and are unattended as they walk about and loiter.
They said they would like the authorities to visit the village and get a first-hand look at the situation facing many school age children.