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Essequibo beating death…Police awaiting post mortem results

Oct 25, 2012 News

The results of the post mortem to be performed on 13-year-old Travis Emmanuel Benjamin sometime this week, will determine the likelihood of a charge being instituted against his mother who is said to be mentally challenged.
The woman lives at Onderneeming, Sand Pitt. The child died after he was beaten, allegedly by his mother.
Police said they are continuing to gather statements from the mentally challenged woman. Veronica Benjamin, a single-parent is accused of beating her eldest son to death sometime Monday night last.
Benjamin admitted to dealing her son who was said to be a mute, some lashes with a belt. She claimed he was making uncontrolled noises for an extended period. However, neighbours are maintaining that the child was beaten severely and died later. Benjamin also stated that her son contracted a fever and diarrhea and said that she didn’t make an effort to seek medical assistance for the child, since she concluded her son was going to die.
Neighbours who reported hearing loud screams from Benjamin on Monday night all related they were unable to render assistance to the boy since his mom behaves violently and is deemed a severe threat to the community.
Benjamin attended the psychiatric clinic at the Suddie Public Hospital. Her husband walked out of their home a few years ago.

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