By Subhana Shiwmangal
The mother of the Strathspey Primary pupil who died on Monday night at the Georgetown Public Hospital as a result of an incident in the school’s compound earlier that day is seeking justice for her son.
Dead is 11-year-old Mark Harrypaul of Lot 4 Vigilance North, East Coast Demerara. According to the boy’s mother, Sushmita Singh, the incident occurred around 3 pm on Monday. She was informed by the school’s headmistress (HM) via telephone that another boy accidentally slammed a gate shut causing it to strike Mark at the side of his head. The blow also caused Mark to sustain a cut on his head. The HM also told her that as a result, she sent Mark home. Singh said that at first, she was concerned about her son’s condition but was reassured by the HM that everything was alright as she had dressed the wound. While at home, the boy was given Panadol to treat his headache and was put to bed. However, he was later rushed to the hospital by his father where he succumbed to his injuries.