1 dead, 1 injured as nightclub row turns deadly

A mother of two, who had returned to Guyana about two months before and started a job just three days ago, was killed after a car was allegedly driven into a group of people at Nigg Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) early Sunday morning.

Her fiancé, 28-year-old Aaron Seegobin, was injured and remains hospitalised. Police identified the deceased as Manisha Burnette, 22, a market vendor of Lot 8 Springlands Housing Scheme, Corentyne. However, her Guyana identification card, seen by this publication, bears the name Dulisha Bhiro.

The young woman, whose children are aged 1 and 3, had reportedly been living in Cayenne, French Guiana, before returning to Guyana. Police said the incident occurred at about 02:00h on Sunday, November 8, and involved motor car PAJ 1126. The driver, a 28-year-old fisherman from Number 54 Village, Corentyne, is in custody to assist with the investigation. According to the police, the woman was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital and her fiancé, a porter of the same address, was receiving medical attention. Police identified the vehicle’s owner as a businessman of Number 78 Village. However, family members say the vehicle was owned by a man of Number 54 Village who was driving the car at the time.