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Apr 05, 2012 News

 

The relatives of dead Camp Street prison inmate, Steve Weever, said that a post mortem examination has revealed that he died as a result of cirrhosis of the liver.
According to the dead man’s sister, Fay Chase, the post mortem was done yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary. The woman however noted that her brother’s remains bore what appeared to be several marks of violence. While the post mortem revealed the cause of death, the woman said she does not believe what she was told.
Weever, of Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, was shot in the thigh on January 28 last, after a Waterloo Street businessman allegedly caught him and another man, identified as 41-year-old Carlos Grant, attempting to steal items from the man’s premises.
Grant, of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, was also shot in the thigh. He was jailed for 18 months for simple larceny after admitting to stealing from the businessman’s premises.
The businessman alleged that he was forced to open fire after the intruders attacked him with cutlasses.
Weever was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he remained for a week.
During an interview while at the hospital, Weever had told Kaieteur News that his name was Steve Anthony. He had also denied being a thief. He had claimed that he had been “creasing” (looking) at his alleged accomplice, since he suspected that the man was up to no good.
The shot man also claimed that he had trailed Carlos Grant into the businessman’s yard but was himself held at gunpoint by the owner whom he “was trying to help.”
Police confirmed that Weever was subsequently discharged and kept in the Brickdam Police Station lock-ups for 19 days.
A source close to the investigation said that the prisoner was kept there while the police attempted to get a medical report from the GPHC.
Relatives believe that the wound became infected while Weever was in the Brickdam lock-ups.
On Wednesday March 30, last, Weever was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

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