Dartmouth toddler struck down and killed by minibus

Javell Peters

Just over a week short of his second birthday, a Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast boy was struck down and killed in front of his home when he pulled away from an older child who was holding him and darted in front of a minibus.

According to reports, 23-month-old Javell Peters of Lot 85 Clarke Street, Dartmouth, was hit by the minibus in front of his home around 5 pm yesterday.

His mother, Murlene Hopkinson, related that she and her son had just returned from a nearby shop where they