Family seeks answers in Corentyne teen’s unexplained death

The grieving mother, Savitrie Looknauth

 An Upper Corentyne family wants answers from officials at the Skeldon Hospital after their teenage son died following severe haemorrhaging through his nose, a day after being admitted for a fever.

Dead is Charran ‘Ajai’ Dhanai, 15, of Lot 117 Grant 1805 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne. Chief Executive Officer of the Berbice Regional Health Authority, Dr Vishwa Mahadeo, said on Friday that he “heard” about the story and an autopsy has since been ordered.

Dhanai was admitted to the hospital on Monday afternoon after complaining of feeling ill as a result of a