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sixty-year-old security guard attached to
Berbice High school, was battered while on
duty succumbed to injuries en route to the
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Dead is George Campbell, of Canefield
Settlement, East Canje, a father of three.
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His niece Sharon Campbell, told this
newspaper, that she last spoke to her
uncle at approximately 19;00 hours when he
left home for work.
George
Campbell (second
from left)
with his family in happier times
According
to the woman, her relative, who lived
alone in a house aback of hers, had
informed her that he was equipped
with his torchlight, and, was going over
to relatives for his dinner and snacks
before proceeding to his work site. He was
expected to resume duty at 21:00hrs.
However, after retiring to bed, Ms
Campbell recalled being awakened by a
telephone call, and after receiving
certain information went to the New
Amsterdam Hospital at about 04:30 hours,
but it was until minutes to 06:00h, did
she get to see her uncle as he was placed
into the ambulance.
According to her, while en route to
Georgetown, she observed that her
uncle’s right eye was burst, the right
side of his head was indented, some of his
teeth were missing and he was unconscious
as he inhaled oxygen.
Ms. Campbell recalled that while they were
in the vicinity of Enmore Village, her
uncle drew his last breath.
However, on arrival at the Georgetown
Public Hospital, the doctors there
quarreled with the accompanying nurse and
ambulance driver lamenting that he had
expected the patient since midnight.
Meanwhile, according to reports, Campbell,
having resumed duty with a female
colleague, was in the guard hut a short
distance from the school’s main gate
when an intruder armed with a piece of
wood inflicted several lashes about his
body.
The female guard, who was some distance
away, saw the intruder but because of the
distance and poor lighting did not
recognise the persons, but secluded
herself.
As the former employee of New Amsterdam
Technical Institute wailed for help, a
colleague attached to a construction firm
about 100 metres away, responded, and
armed with a piece of wood. However, the
attacker fled the scene. A profusely
bleeding Campbell was taken to the New
Amsterdam Hospital, from where he was
latter transferred to Georgetown Public
Hospital Corporation.
Campbell leaves to mourn his three
children, Paul alias Kenneth, George
called “Blacka”, and Odika known as
Samantha, among other relatives.
A post mortem examination is expected to
be conducted today.
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