A Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice man was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Thursday night after being severely beaten, allegedly by an official of a community policing group in the area.
Naipaul Ramphaul of Bush Lot was admitted to the medical institution with a broken arm, head injuries and cuts about the body. He is in a stable condition in the open ward but is crying out in pain, his sister, Gaitrie Ramphaul said.
Gaitrie told Stabroek News that it was after 6:30 pm on Thursday that she received a call from a policewoman. She said that her daughter answered the phone and was told that Ramphaul had been badly beaten up and Gaitrie should go and identify him. Gaitrie recalled that she went on the Bush Public Road, where the incident had occurred and saw a crowd gathered there. “Me see plenty, plenty blood around me brother and me start crying”, said Gaitrie.
She said that the police arrived at about the same time and she asked a resident to take her sibling to the Fort Wellington Hospital. Upon arrival there, the doctor looked at Ramphaul and ordered that he be transferred to the GPH due to the severity of his injuries.
This was done and he was admitted. His right arm was broken and he suffered several large cuts about his head and body. Gaitrie said that his legs, ribs, back and other parts of his body were severely aching.
The woman said that persons on the scene had told her that the assailant, who is reportedly a member of the community policing group in the area, used an axe handle to beat Ramphaul. He was reportedly heading to the police station at the time while Ramphaul was returning home after going to the service station to buy kerosene. The assailant was later taken into police custody. It is not clear if he has been charged.
Gaitrie said that the same man was involved in similar incidents before and persons were terrified of him. She said she knew of no problem that her brother had with him but while beating him, the assailant reportedly accused him of stealing his duck. The woman said that she wants justice for her brother and she intends to follow-up the matter.
