RELATIVES of the late 19-year-old Maurice Summer, of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, who on Thursday was found hanging in his holding cell at the Mackenzie Police Station are still in shock as the teen had showed no signs of wanting to commit such as act.
His mother, who had not seen her son since he was six years old, flew into the country on the same day he died to give him support at his first court appearance that was slated for Thursday. Summer’s cousin, Ashanta Assanah, told this publication on Friday, that the situation had made his mother extremely sick, knowing that after 13 years, she would be meeting a dead son.

Ashanta revealed that the family was in complete shock at what had occurred. Summer was very excited to see his mom and knew he would have been attending court on Thursday. “That is the million dollar question right now as to why he would do something like that, because he knew his mother was coming in the country,” she questioned.
She revealed that he was in custody since Monday following an altercation with his uncle whom he had chopped and who had to be hospitalised. She said that they were informed by the Commander of the Division that Summer had to remain in custody until his court date, given the severity of the assault. His original court date which was Wednesday was suspended, as his uncle was not yet discharged from the hospital. According to Assanah, Summer was visited at the station but relatives were unable to have physical contact with him.

According to a police report, the teen was found hanging in his cell at the Mackenzie Police Station. Summer was found during a routine visit by ranks, hanging from one of the cell’s grill bars with the jersey he was wearing. He was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex and was pronounced dead on arrival. The body is presently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.
Summer had lived with his father and sold produce from a small farm on which he planted a few cash crops. He leaves to mourn seven siblings.