A 52-year-old man who had been a long-term patient at the National Psychiatric Hospital in New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), died on Friday evening after he was allegedly beaten by another patient inside the facility’s Acute Centre.
Dead is Ravindra Yudeshwar Bishram, formerly of Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice. Police have identified the other patient as a 38-year-old of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), who has since been placed in isolation as investigators continue their probe into the fatal incident.
According to the police, the incident unfolded at about 19:30h on Thursday while staff were on duty in the Acute Centre – a section of the facility that houses patients requiring close supervision. A staff member reportedly heard gasping sounds and, upon checking, discovered Bishram lying in a pool of blood inside the ward.
He was immediately taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, about three minutes away, where he was admitted to the Accident and Emergency Department. Despite receiving medical attention, Bishram succumbed to his injuries at about 06:53h on Friday while undergoing treatment, Police said.
This publication understands that the fatal injuries were allegedly sustained during an altercation between the two men in the ward.
Bishram’s body is currently at Persaud’s Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The National Psychiatric Hospital currently accommodates approximately 195 patients. However, a significant majority, about 160, are long-term residents rather than short-term acute cases.
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