A 30-year-old prisoner was on Tuesday night chopped to death during a scuffle with other inmates in the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison, one day after four others escaped from the facility.
Dead is Jason Dundas of Ann’s Grove Village, East Coast Demerara.
Commander of Region 4(C) Royston Andries-Junor yesterday confirmed the incident which took place around 7pm. He said a police investigation is ongoing.
It remains unclear whether the alleged perpetrator/s has been identified.
In a press release, the police said that enquiries disclosed that there was a scuffle between inmates in the Holding Bay after which Dundas was bought out by other inmates.
Dundas was examined by officers on duty during which it was observed that he had sustained injuries about his body including his face. The injuries were said to have been inflicted with the use of an improvised weapon.
He was rushed to the prison infirmary and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Dundas was admitted to prison on August 30, 2019 after he was remanded for allegedly having in his possession 96 pounds of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
The charge had alleged that on August 27th, 2019, at Cornhill Street, Dundas had 43.77 kilogrammes (equivalent to 96.5 pounds) in his possession for trafficking.
The murder of Dundas has once against raised concerns about the level of security at the prisons, particularly the Lusignan Prison, which has seen a number of similar occurrences in the recent past.
Just on Monday morning, four prisoners, including two murder accused escaped from the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison by scaling a fence.
The inmates Anthony Padmore, 26, of Ogle Street, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara; Kenraul Perez, 26, of Mabaruma, North West District; Sasnarine Bisnauth, 24, of Lot 22 Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo; and Ganesh Dhanraj, 32, of Parika Facade, East Bank Essequibo are yet to be apprehended.
