The police are awaiting statements from three persons to complete a file on the September 23rd boat crash in the Essequibo River that left three persons dead which will then be sent for legal advice to determine whether the two boat captains involved will be charged.
Commander of ‘D’ Division, Senior Superintendent Linden Lord, told Stabroek News on Tuesday that there are three statements outstanding from Jaeva Veira Nunes, Milton Duke and Ylentine Hohenkirk, who remain hospitalised at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) and at a private hospital in the city. Lord said that the matter is still being investigated and after obtaining the three statements, the file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice before they can determine whether the two captains, Devindra Singh, the captain of the M&Y Express speedboat, and Latchman Sankar, the captain of the unnamed fiberglass vessel, will be charged.
Nunes, Duke and Hohenkirk, who were admitted to the various hospitals on the day of the accident, are no longer in a critical condition and are improving daily.
