Forty-two-year-old Hilbert `Junior’ Benneth of North Road died yesterday after suffering head injuries in what is believed to be an accident.
According to Benneth’s mother Ethelene `Faye’ Humphrey, though her son was in the Georgetown Public Hospital since 2 pm the family was not notified until about 5 pm.
“It’s people that know him and know me who identify him and call me,” Faye told Stabroek News adding that from the information she has received it seems the hospital took too long to offer care to the injured man.
“He get drop off since about two and die without treatment. If they de call me I woulda tek him to a private hospital,” she said.
Faye who owns and operates a clothing store in the Bourda Market with the assistance of her eldest child was too distraught to speak more of his death.
She however explained that she last saw her child at about 11 am yesterday.
“My belly de hurting really bad this morning and I send he to buy me some lemon. He went home and blend it up with lil ginger and I go and buy a bottle of honey and drink it. Is not till after three that my belly stop hurting and is that is the time my child die,” she tearfully related.
The family has been told that Benneth died at approximately 3:15 more than an hour after he was left at the Hospital’s East Street entrance. “The man offload he. Bring he and throw he by the back gate here at East Street and a doctor coming on duty see he and they hold he,” another relative related.
According to the relatives the unidentified man is presently in custody at the Vigilance police station.
Benneth leaves to mourn his mother, three siblings, three children and numerous family and friends.
As his family prepares to bury the man who has been described as a “cool’ person who was helpful to all around him they are dealing with more questions than answers. “I don’t know where this accident happen; nobody ain’t know where the bike he does ride dey. The police ain’t tell we nothing yet; we just don’t know what happen to junior,” his mother lamented.
It is expected that a post-mortem which is to be performed today will answer at least some of these questions.
