POLICE are seeking legal advice to institute a charge against a Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man who is accused of killing his 18-year-old son, Commander of ‘C’ Division,Senior Superintendent Kevin Adonis has confirmed.
Azeez Khan, a labourer of Lot 8 Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) died on May 5 at the Georgetown Public Hospital, one day after being rushed there in an unconscious state. At the time, the 40-year-old father claimed that the youth had fallen from a ladder at his place of work.
However, a post-mortem examination found that the young man died from hemorrhage, due to blunt trauma to the head.
The father was called in for questioning by the Police and after being told of the findings of the post mortem, he reportedly admitted to hitting his son across the head with a piece of wood during an argument.