A RETIRED member of the auxiliary staff of the New Amsterdam Hospital was saved from a premature death after her attempt to commit suicide was foiled by  an alert member of the constabulary.

Esther Pollydore  was overheard  saying minutes earlier  that she was fed up with life and wanted an end  to issues she was facing with family members.
Seconds later she was seen dashing towards the Municipal Wharf  behind the New Amsterdam Market, from where she had intended to take the deadly dive into the murky Berbice River.  However, an alert member of the constabulary staff, aided by a member of the public, grabbed the woman just as she was about to ‘give up’.
It was reported that she was taken to her home, where she remained at press time.
Meanwhile, a former colleague told Guyana Chronicle that Pollydore, a retired maid at the health institution had previously displayed a mental health condition but it is not known whether she had received any medical help.
However, this newspaper was informed that the mother of two, had months earlier returned from a visit to the United States and had repeatedly complained that a relative had broken into her bedroom and removed many items which she had secured.