– wife suspects debts triggered his decision

HARDEO Nauth, 37, of 44 Good Hope, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara died at the Georgetown Public Hospital early Sunday morning after being admitted there following his ingestion of a poisonous substance.
Nauth, a driver attached to the Trooper Taxi Service, reportedly drank the substance while on his way from work.Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle newspaper, yesterday afternoon, his reputed wife Indranie Singh said that the man left for work early Saturday morning and returned in the evening just after 19:00 hrs. She said that when her husband arrived home he asked his 12-year-old daughter to lock up the vehicle and he proceeded to the stairs of the house where he sat crying.
The woman added that when she observed the man crying she asked him the reason but he did not answer her. She called several other persons who came and after much questioning, the man admitted that he drank a poisonous substance.
The man was immediately placed in a vehicle and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he died hours after. Singh related that she has been living with the man in a common law relationship for the past 13 years and they had some rough times. She said too that whenever they had domestic issues the man would pack up and leave his home for days.
The two have two children together, ages 12 and 4. Singh told the Chronicle that this time they were not having any issues so she is at a loss to figure why he wanted to end his life.
Several persons who worked with the man and who spoke with this newspaper said that he arrived for work as normal on Saturday and operated as if everything was just alright.
Singh told the Chronicle that apart from the minor issues the two would have, the man was facing several debts and was finding it difficult to honour them.
She noted that he was indebted to Courts Guyana Inc., IPED, a mechanic and also the persons from whom he had purchased the vehicle.
Over the last few months there have been several cases of suicide and attempted suicides by both adults and children. The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, the Ministry of Health and several other organisations have been focusing on the issue.

(By Leroy Smith )