A guard attached to the MMC Security Service was discovered dead at her workplace yesterday morning and the police have launched a probe to determine the circumstances surrounding her passing.
The dead woman has been identified as 65-year-old Yvette Wilson, of Lot 1 Paradise, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Police in a statement yesterday said that the woman, who was performing a 12-hour shift at David Persaud Investments Limited, Le Ressouvenir, ECD, was discovered by her supervisor who visited the site at around 5 am.
It is alleged that Wilson was suffering from a hypertensive condition and reported sick while on duty on Saturday. Police said the woman sought medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital. She subsequently, resumed duty on Monday and worked throughout the night.
Following her death, the police were summoned to the location and an examination was done but no mark of violence was found. She was later transported to the GPHC by an ambulance and pronounced dead on arrival, police added.
The security company in a statement yesterday said Wilson did not complain of any illness to her co-workers nor did she report feeling unwell to the company’s headquarters which was close to her worksite.
“At approximately 5:00am, Ms. Wilson was found lying on the ground by her co-workers, who immediately notified headquarters and an ambulance was summoned. Upon arrival, the ambulance medics examined Ms. Wilson and pronounced she had passed away,” the company said in their statement.
