Latest update August 16th, 2026 10:20 AM
Latest News
- Four more oil discoveries in Guyana likely to go “above and beyond what we thought were opportunities” – Exxon CEO
- Disgraceful for VP Jagdeo, Min. Bharrat to allow citizens to rely on Exxon for updates on recovery of all investments – Christopher Ram
- Linden chef killed in Soesdyke-Linden accident
- Rapid expansion in Guyana could add 307MW daily by 2030 – GPL
- Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia
Two months later… Cops still to get statement from ‘traumatized’ relative of child crushed by truck at Agricola
Police are yet to take a statement from a key witness to the horrific crushing death last June of seven-year-old Ciara Benjamin on the Agricola Public Road.
Ciara Benjamin
That’s because the eyewitness, a female relative of the child, is reportedly still too traumatized.
Traffic Chief Linden Isles told Kaieteur News that the woman’s relatives have relayed this to investigators.
Benjamin was in the company of her aunt, Simone Barry, when she was instantly killed after she was hit by a sand-laden truck headed north along the Public Road.
Police have received different accounts of what transpired.
One report is that the child was waiting to cross the road with her aunt, Barry, when the horrific accident happened.
They were reportedly standing close to the median when the sand truck, with registration GWW962 slammed into the structure. The accident resulted in the child’s legs being severed.
Ciara was pinned to the median.
The driver, later identified as Danion Welcome was beaten by incensed residents who rushed to the scene. His truck was also torched.
Share this:
Discover more from Kaieteur News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Similar Articles
Blunt of the day
Sports
Features/Columnists
Sir. Ronald Sanders
The GHK Lall Column
Weekend Cartoon
