Probe of death of orphanage girl still open

Raiwattie Pooran

The probe into the death of 12-year-old Raiwattie Pooran remains open and so is the question about who should be held accountable for the accident that eventually claimed her life.

Pooran was struck down along the Industry Public Road, on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) on April 24th, 2022 and succumbed to her injuries seven weeks after the accident. Pooran sustained a broken hand, broken ribs,  a punctured lung and suffered from internal bleeding. The child was under the supervision of Bless the Children’s Home orphanage.