13-year-old child worker crushed to death by canter while ‘hustling’ on Essequibo Coast

A 13-year-old boy child labourer was on Monday crushed to death by his employer’s canter at Adventure,EssequiboCoast, Region Two. Dead is Rovin Mark Williams Kaieteur News understands that the incident occurred at about 18:30hMondayevening.

At the time of his death, Kaieteur News understands that Williams was working on his employer’s property Reports are that Williams wouldusuallyaidinloading and offloading the businessman’s canter, and was walking behind the canter when suddenly the businessman reportedly reversed The teen was reportedly crushed by the canter and received injuries tohisupperbody Williams’ 19-year-old sister Rolisha Williams told Kaieteur News that she received news of her brother’s accident while she was at home. She said a neighbour informed her that the lad was taken to the hospital.

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The entrance to the village to Waicarebe in the North West District where the shooting occurred.

AhuntingtripatthevillageofWaicarebe in Barama River, North West District turned fatal last weekend after a man was shot by a fellowhunterinthebacklandsofthevillage.

ReportsarethatFranklinJames,saidtobe in his late 40s, and other villagers were huntingforwildhogsinaremoteareaofthe village called ‘Blackwater’ on Friday last when another hunter aimed his arrow at the animals.

A resident of the area related that James mayhavewalkedintothepathoftheshooter whowasaiminghisarrowatagroupofwild hogs, which the men had cornered. James sustainedadeepwoundfromtheblowtohis leg.

Reportsfromthevillagearethathelosta considerableamountofbloodwhenthearrow was removed from his leg. The man died as his colleagues prepared to rush him to the village’shealthcentrefortreatment.

Hislifelessbodywaslatertakenouttothe Kumaka District Hospital at Moruca and a post-mortem examination is expected to be performedonhisremainsinthisweek.

Reports from the village are that the victim’s family did not take the news of the shootinglightly

A relative of the victim allegedly threatenedthemanwhofiredthearrowwhich woundedJames.

The shooter has gone into hiding, a relative noted. An investigation into the incidentisongoing.