Boy, 2, dies in Vryheid’s Lust fire

A distressed Catoon Alli, great grandmother of the children and in whose care they were left when the tragedy occurred.

A two-year-old boy died in an early morning house fire in the Vryheid’s Lust Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

Nicholas Maraj’s burnt body was discovered in a bedroom of the house he shared with his mother, his grandmother and two cousins, after it was razed by a fire of unknown origin.

Police said yesterday that they were investigating the case. It was unclear when the fire service was alerted, but residents said the fire truck arrived on the scene