Probe ongoing into death of Wakenaam mother

An investigation has been launched into the recent death of Wakenaam resident Jasoda Lloyd, who succumbed one week after having delivered a stillbirth baby, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said.

Speaking with Stabroek News yesterday, Ramsammy stated that an investigation is currently ongoing into the death of the 26-year-old woman and the results will be known in seven days time. The minister also divulged that more staff is being added to the medical team in Wakenaam and another doctor has already been dispatched, following calls by the residents for a relief nurse/midwife on the island.

In a telephone interview last night, Lloyd’s husband, Deo Kumar, recounted the events leading up to his wife’s death. Kumar said since marrying in