Escapee-chasing policeman died from heart attack – autopsy

A post-mortem examination performed on the body of 23-year-old Police Constable Dorwin Pitman who died last Monday while giving chase to a prisoner gave the cause of death as cardiac arrest. The autopsy was performed on Wednesday by local pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary.
Stacey Pitman, the mother of the dead constable, said she believes that the heart attack was as a result of the electric shocks her son might have received.

She said that her son never suffered from a heart ailment, as if he did, the police force would not have accepted him two years ago. “He wasn’t suffering from any sickness… my son was strong as ever,” she said.
The aggrieved mother said senior ranks of the police force had told her that her son was electrocuted. The father of two will be laid to rest on Monday.
Pitman, of 23 North Road, Bourda, was found lying on his face in an alleyway in North Sophia sometime after 07: 00h by one of his colleagues, moments after giving chase to a prisoner.
His body bore no marks of violence, but he was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. At that point in time, it was believed that he might have been electrocuted, since that area where he was found is a haven for electricity theft.
Persons in the area claimed that the constable might have been electrocuted, since there are a number of illegally connected wires that are buried underground.
A few pieces of electrical cords were visible at the scene.
It was reported that on Monday, Constable Pitman went to the lock-ups at the Prashad Nagar Outpost to feed prisoners. Further information revealed that while he was handing meals to another prisoner, Akeem Edwards, who was scheduled for court on Monday, pushed Pitman and ran out of the outpost.
In response, Pitman and another rank gave chase to Edwards.
A few minutes later, Pitman was found motionless in the alleyway. Edwards, who was charged for possession of narcotics, was not recaptured.
Pitman joined the force almost two years ago during which he received training at the Felix Austin Training Centre. After graduation, he was placed at Brickdam Police Station Traffic Department before being transferred to Prashad Nagar Outpost. He was there for the past three weeks.
Pitman is survived by his parents, two children, common-law wife, and one sister.