LetterKennyfishermandiesafter felledbywoodenpost - relatives

Relatives of Romesh Peters, the 57-year-old fisherman of Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice man who died on Monday, June12saidthathediedafter a wooden post fell from a shedhittinghim.

According to Peters’ daughter, Pamela, her father and her brother Vijai were arguing with each other on Monday night when the incident occurred The woman explained that her father was displeased with the manner in which Vijai treatedhiswife.

“Yesterdaymyfatherand brotherhadanargument.The daughter-in-law complained thatmybrotherbehavingbad and my father accept the complaint and he tell my brothertoleavethegirlalone and that he gonna bring the girl out on the street and he gonna have his wife,” Pamelaexplained.

She disclosed that her father told her brother to leave and she then advised her father to return to their yard “and stop fret behind my brother”. Upon Peters’ return to the yard, in the presence of his daughter-inlaw,hereportedlyheldonto a wooden post that was holdinguptheshedattached to the house and the post reportedly loosened from its positionandfellonhim.

“Me holla for me father andhegoandholdonponthe postunderneaththeshedand suddenly me see the shed loose off with the post and me father fall down on the ground. By the time he call me for a cup of water and I carry the cup of water, he done lie down on the ground,” the distraught womantoldKaieteurNews.

AccordingtothePamela, at no point did her brother physicallyattacktheirfather

“My brother did not lash myfather,Iswearonmyfour children, they did not argue or touch each other more than on the street because