Eugene Thomas, 57, of Thomas Hill, Mabaruma, Region One, died a week after she was bitten by a snake, prompting her family to call for an investigation into the actions of the doctor in charge of the Mabaruma Hospital, who delayed referring the case to the city although he had no medication to treat her.
Thomas, a mother of three, was buried on April 10, three days after she died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and her relatives believe the almost 48 hours delay before she was referred to the city contributed to her death.
Speaking to Stabroek News via phone from Thomas Hill, one of the woman’s daughters, Gloria Rouse, said her mother was bitten around midday on