John Blanchard, who is on remand for the hacking to death of his children, was yesterday morning rushed to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), after suffering injuries while in the Camp Street Prison.
Reports are that some time between 8 and 9 yesterday morning, Blanchard was taken to the GPH in an unconscious state following an alleged beating he received on Friday night in the prison. He was treated and subsequently returned to the Camp Street Prison.
When Stabroek News contacted Director of Prisons, Dale Erskine, who was out of town at the time, he related that from what he