Gilbert Wharton, the butcher who was hit by a speeding car driven by a policeman on Monday evening, succumbed to his injuries last evening.
Wharton, 21, of Lot 6 A Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, sustained a broken jaw, extensive facial damage, a broken left hand and leg injuries. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). Doctors had warned relatives that he had a 50/50 chance of survival.
Sometime around 6pm yesterday, a cousin told Stabroek News, a nurse telephoned them and asked them to go the GPHC immediately. “When we got the call
