In Essequibo… : Fisherman killed on Golden Fleece public road : – Family calls for full investigation into accident

GRIEF-stricken family members of the late 59-year-old fisherman Bode Persaud, aka ‘Blacks’, of Forty Feet, Zorg village, Essequibo Coast are calling on police to conduct full investigations into the Golden Fleece public road accident that claimed his life on the night of December 22, 2012. Reportedly displeased with investigations conducted thus far, relatives said the driver of the car involved in the accident has neither been charged nor detained by the police, and is freely driving around again.

One female said that when she tried to find out from Suddie police about the progress of investigations, she was told her focus should not be on the station, but on her father who has been hospitalised.

The late fisherman was reportedly urinating on the shoulder of the Golden Fleece public road, after having crossed it at around 20:30 hrs, when he was struck down by the allegedly speeding car which was reportedly heading to Anna Regina. He was hurled several feet into the air before landing on the car bonnet, his body breaking the windscreen before hitting the ground.

The driver of the car allegedly tried to flee the scene of the accident, but was prevented from so doing by several residents who had seen what had transpired and  declared that they knew the car’s registration number.

Rushed to the Suddie hospital, Bode Persaud was admitted to that institution, but died seven days later. His grieving wife, Daywattie, said she was shocked by the accident, and cried when she saw her husband in such a state in the hospital just three days before Christmas.

She commended the doctors and nurses at the Suddie hospital for the efforts they had made to save her husband’s life, and expressed her family’s appreciation for their efforts.

The mother of six daughters said she is seeking justice, and want a proper investigation to be conducted into the death of her husband, and for the law to take its course.

The late Bode Persaud was buried on Sunday, January 6, in an atmosphere of deep grief, and hundreds attended the funeral at Zorg, Essequibo Coast.

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