Georgetown: A police constable who received two injection for chickenpox and later drank pills being used to treat filaria collapsed in his barrack room and was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on Tuesday.
The Guyana Police Force mourns the death of Constable 24530 Rockliff Cozier of Supply, East Bank Demerara.
He was stationed at Regional Police Division # 4 ‘B’. Enquiries revealed that about 08:30hrs today the Constable who was infected with chickenpox allegedly received two injections for same and about 14:30hrs he allegedly took pills being used to treat filaria.
However, about 18:00hrs he collapsed while in a barrack room and was picked up and rushed to the GPHC in an unconscious state.
He was placed in incubation during which he had a relapse, suffered two seizures and subsequently passed away.
An investigation into the death of the Constable has since been launched.
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