Police still awaiting legal advice on fatal accident involving Region Six Vice Chairman

It has been over two months now and the police say they are yet to receive legal advice as it relates to the accident involving the Vice Chairman of Region Six, Zamal Hussain which resulted in the death of a Number 19 Village, Corentyne man.

Michael Henriques, 42, was allegedly run over by a pickup that was being driven by Hussain on May 1st. The accident occurred sometime after 6 pm at White Bridge, Access Road, Kendall’s Village, East Coast Berbice.

Hussain was initially taken into police custody but released one day after the accident on $50,000 bail.

Commander of Region Six, Jairam Ramlakhan yesterday said that police had carried out an investigation and sent their file to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. Ramlakhan stressed, that the police will act based on the advice received.

Michael Henriques

Police in a statement following the accident had said that motor pickup PXX 3661 was proceeding north along the access road when it is alleged by the driver

Zamal Hussain that he attempted to turn the vehicle around to proceed south out of the said access road.

“In so doing he turned east into Second

Street which is situated on the eastern side of the access road and stopped. He then reversed in a northwestern direction and stopped before proceeding in a southeastern direction and in so doing he felt the vehicle (run) over something on the eastern side of the access road”, the police had said.

Hussain then stopped his vehicle and immediately disembarked where he saw a male on the ground with injuries to his head in an unconscious state. He then picked the man up and rushed him to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. Henriques died shortly after while receiving treatment.

The Police also noted in their statement that a breathalyzer test had been conducted on the driver and it read 00 micrograms.

Efforts to contact Henriques’ relatives yesterday proved futile.