– autopsy proves he bled to death
The woman detained by police for the death of her common-law husband was on Monday evening released, after an autopsy on his body proved that he died as a result of shock and haemorrhage due to incised wounds caused by self-inflicted injury.
Yonette Gumbs, of 1525 Onderneeming, Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, had been detained after her spouse, Dennis Harris died minutes after injuring himself on Thursday evening.
The woman’s release came hours after the post-mortem examination performed by Dr Nehaul Singh at the Ezekiel Funeral Home on Monday.
Speaking with this newspaper, the woman’s daughter, Samantha Wray, said after the post-mortem proved that Harris bled to death, the police sought advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, and her mother was subsequently released.
She reiterated that the family knew her mother was innocent from the inception, but allowed the police to conduct their investigation. She revealed that when they went to examine the man’s body on Friday, they discovered a puncture to his elbow and several other scratches on his hand.
Harris, 44, died on Friday morning about 01:00h while receiving medical treatment at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
Based on reports received, the couple had a heated argument at their rented home and he reportedly punched a window, causing him to sustain injuries to the hand, after he was put out of the house.
After calling out for Gumbs in an attempt to tell her that he was injured and receiving no response, he reportedly walked to his cousin’s home a short distance away, but collapsed. He was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he succumbed. GTI understands that Harris had been reluctant to receive treatment for his wound. However, he eventually acquiesced, but died while receiving treatment.
