Hiowa boy dies after dragged by horse

Police in Regional Division #9 are investigating an incident which resulted in the death of Cansius Constance,  an 11-year-old Grade Six pupil of Hiowa Primary School and a resident of Hiowa Village, Central Rupununi.

Investigations, the police say,  revealed that at about 11 am on Thursday, the victim was riding a horse with a rope but without a saddle when he accidentally fell off the horse and his left foot became entangled  with the rope.