Deep sadness as sisters, niece laid to rest on Corentyne

Grief and sadness masked the faces of relatives gathered to pay tribute to Tabitha and Juanita Bagot and their three-year-old niece Shemaine Cort who were fatally struck by an alleged drunk driver on the Corentyne road over two weeks ago.

On Wednesday June 11 around 7pm, teenage driver Nakash Persaud allegedly left a trail of horror in his wake fatally striking 19-year-old Tabitha Latoya Bagot, her 16-year-old sister Juanita Malika Bagot and their niece, all of Philippi Farm. He also allegedly struck down Delroy Park, 28, of Kilmarnock, Corentyne and Matthew Mc Bean, 19, of No.35 Village, leaving them nursing serious injuries. He has since been charged and has appeared in court.

APNU Leader David Granger, and Region Six Chairman David Armogan joined thousands of mourners gathered at the