– assailant granted station bail
Naipaul Ramphaul, the Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice man, who was severely beaten, allegedly by an official belonging to the area’s community policing group was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday.
Meanwhile, his alleged assailant, who was detained by police after the Thursday assignment was released on station bail on Saturday. Ramphaul’s sister, Gaitrie said she was unsure how the matter would proceed but she intended to pursue it.
Gaitrie had told Stabroek News that it was after 6:30 pm on Thursday that she received a call from a policewoman and her daughter was told that Ramphaul had been badly beaten up and Gaitrie should go and identify him. Gaitrie recalled that she went on the Bush Lot 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.
Ramphaul was taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital and was then referred to the GPH owing to the severity of his injuries. His right arm was broken and he suffered several large cuts about his head and body. Gaitrie said his legs, ribs, back and other parts of his body were severely aching.
The woman said 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.
Gaitrie said 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.
