Patient murdered at St Ann’s

According to reports at about 4.30 am on Thursday, nurse Ersa Edwards was on duty at Ward 26 at the hospital when she observed patient Louis Mc Donald of St James lying on the floor and suffering from head injuries.

She raised an alarm and the unconscious man was rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he died at about 6 am.

The matter was only reported to Belmont police on Saturday and Homicide Investigations Bureau detectives went to the hospital where they carried out enquiries.

Several persons were interviewed and an autopsy will be carried out today at the Forensic Science Centre in St James to determine the cause of death.

It is believed that Mc Donald had an altercation with another patient which resulted in him being beaten. Investigations are continuing.