An inquest has been ordered into the death of four-year-old Ramkarran Mohan who was struck down on the Tuschen Housing Scheme Main Road, at East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Stabroek News was reliably informed that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be conducted. A source said the advice was given based on the conflicting evidence, subsequent to a review of the file.
The file, which was put together after the investigation was completed, arrived at the DPP’s Chambers on March 27 for legal advice.
Mohan, of 1008 Tuschen Housing Scheme and a pupil of the Tuschen Nursery School, died on March 14, hours after he was struck down.
Stabroek News had previously reported that Mohan and his older brother had accompanied an uncle to the shop in order to purchase a ball to play cricket, and they were returning home when the incident occurred.
His grandmother, Bibi Khan, had told this newspaper, “My son had hold on to his hands. They were coming back from the shop right next to us, but the car come and hooked him out and he fell, and the car drive over he and stopped a good distance away.” Mohan was picked up by the driver and taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital.
He was later transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he succumbed the same afternoon.
A post-mortem examination revealed that he had sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries. The driver was taken into custody and was reportedly later released on $20,000 station bail.
