NA Prison inmate died in hospital after found injured in cell

Dead: Devendra Singh

By Joseph Allen

The family of an inmate at the New Amsterdam Prison who was serving a sentence of 16 months for assault, is seeking answers over his death after he was found injured in his cell.

The dead inmate has been identified as 30-year-old, Devendra Singh, of Number 65 Village, East Berbice, Corentyne.

Reports are that Singh died at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Wednesday after spending several days there in a critical condition.

Director of  Prisons, Nicklon Elliot, when contacted on Wednesday said that he had not been fully up to date with the matter but assured that the information will be provided as soon as possible.