Another prisoner commits suicide by hanging

According to a police statement, convicted prisoner Navar Edwards called Ramesh, was found hanging from a sheet tied to the door of his cell in the Mazaruni prison on Wednesday afternoon.

Another prisoner commits suicide by hanging

On the same day that the Guyana Police Force reported on the post mortem examination results of the prisoner who committed suicide by hanging in the Lethem Police Station lock ups, another prisoner but this time at the Mazaruni prison decided to end his life the same way.

According to a police statement, convicted prisoner Navar Edwards called Ramesh, was found hanging from a sheet tied to the door of his cell in the Mazaruni prison on Wednesday afternoon.

The 31-year-old man from Corentyne, Berbice was admitted to the prison last week after he was found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for a sexual offence.

His body was quickly removed and taken to the Bartica Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

On Sunday, police at the Lethem station found the hanging body of prisoner Roy Bovell who had been arrested on a marijuana trafficking charge. He reportedly used his shoe laces to tie a knot around his neck. His caused of death was found to be asphyxiation due to hanging. 

An investigation into his death is being conducted by the Police office of Professional Responsibility. There continues to be concern about the number of suicide cases involving persons in police custody or in prison.

Suicide remains a major problem in Guyana with the country having the highest suicide rate in the Caribbean and Latin America and the fourth highest suicide rate in the world.

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