Cop drops dead chasing escapee in Sophia

A GPL employee removing illegal connections after disconnecting them from an electricity pole in North Sophia. It is believed that Police Constable Dorwin Pitman who was chasing after a prisoner was electrocuted when he came into contact with illegal livewires.

A police constable who was chasing after an escaped prisoner yesterday morning was later discovered dead in a North Sophia alleyway and it is believed that he came into contact with an illegal livewire, one of several dozen located there.

Dorwin Pitman, 23, of Lot 23 North Road, Bourda was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

According to a police press release, around 07:30 hrs Pitman went to the