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Teen succumbs months after highway collision

May 22, 2015 News

Months after being hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) 15-year-old Richard Paramdeo, of Kuru-Kururu Soesdyke/Linden Highway, succumbed almost two weeks after being transferred to Linden Hospital Complex. He died on Monday morning last.
Paramdeo, a student of Dora Secondary, was involved in a motorbike-bicycle collision in the Kuru-Kururu cemetery area on March 5, 2015.
The youth had been a patient of the GPHC Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for quite awhile, until his health had apparently improved, and he was transferred to the male surgical ward.
According to the teen’s mother, Babita Ramdin, doctors at GPHC had informed her that treatment for her son was completed and all he needed was care. She said that the doctors had recommended “Linden Hospital” as the best choice to offer such care to the teen, he was subsequently transferred to the Mining town’s hospital. But less than a week after his transfer he died.
The lad’s father, Taramdeo Ramdat, said that after his son’s death on Monday, logger Travis Simeon, the other individual involved in the accident, was taken to Linden to identify the body as that of the youth.
He said that the police then informed him that Simeon was already charged and the case is scheduled for the Providence Magistrate’s Court on “Thursday”. He said the exact Thursday was not specified and they (the parents) are now in a state of confusion as they are not sure which day to turn up for the court hearing.
The boy’s mother said that dealing with the death of her eldest child has not been easy. She said that her son did not fully recover while at the GPHC, however while on his way to Linden he had opened his eyes and it appeared as if he saw her and started to make movements as if he was trying to communicate. She said that from that she thought he would progress, but he didn’t.
Meanwhile, Simeon has expressed much remorse following the accident and has been cooperating with the authorities.
On the day of the accident, Paramdeo was riding his cycle on his way home from school when he collided with Simeon who was riding his motorcycle. They were both rushed to the Guyana Defence Force’s medical centre at Timerhi, then to the East Bank Regional Hospital, and later were transferred to the GPHC.
Paramdeo suffered severe head injuries and was in an unconscious state from the time of his admission to the hospital, he never regained consciousness.
Simeon suffered a broken jaw and internal bleeding. He went through a series of surgeries before he was discharged.

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