Merry-go-round operator held over boy’s electrocution

Dexter Marshall

Police yesterday said that the man that was operating the merry-go-round that 13-year-old Dexter Marshall, of Two Friends Village, East Coast Demerara, was riding when he was electrocuted has been arrested.

In a statement, police said the man is in custody assisting with the investigation into the boy’s death. An autopsy, performed yesterday by Dr. Vivek Brijmohan, confirmed the causes of death were ventricular fibrillation and electrocution.

The incident took place at a village