A 34-year-old mother and her seven-year-old son died yesterday morning after their house was engulfed by fire.
Dead are Susan Bibi La Cruz and Ilyas Wilson of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast in Region Two.
According to reports, La Cruz and her children were in the upper flat of the building when the fire started at about 4:00 am. The fire quickly spread through the two-storey home and the woman and her son were trapped. . Eyewitnesses reported that the mother and son began screaming for help but the flames were too intense. The other five occupants managed to escape.
