Tuesday February 9th, 2010
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Boy, 3, electrocuted going after ball
Published: 3 Nov 2009
Terrell “Momo” Manswell
in an undated photo.
A three-year-old boy died on Sunday night while trying to fetch a ball on the roof of his Sea Lots home. Terrell “Momo” Manswell was electrocuted, relatives said. Family members said he was playing football with cousins and the ball was thrown on the roof. The toddler climbed to the roof to retrieve the ball when the incident occurred. He was rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he was pronounced dead around 7 pm.
Ira Manswell, Terrell’s grandmother said, in an interview at their Sea Lots home, that Terrell had been accustomed to climbing. The autopsy was done yesterday at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital mortuary. He is the third child to die over the weekend. Aleena Atwell, of Cumuto Road, San Rafael, was pronounced dead at the Arima Health Facility on Saturday. Christopher Ramkhalawan was burnt to death in a car crash on a bridge in Caroni on Saturday. Homicide officers are continuing investigations.
Death of innocents seems to
Death of innocents seems to dominate the headlines this week. In the sad case of this infant somebody should have to explain: 1. how he got on the roof; 2. if he was accustomed climbing up to the roof, why wasn't the electrical wire not secured properly; 3. hell, why was he not discouraged from climbing on a roof where there was an exposed electrical wire, in the first place? Somebody should be made to answer to the courts of law for his untimely and sad death.
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I totally agree with your
I totally agree with your comments
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY -
In a serious country somebody would be in jail or before the courts answering those questions.
Negligence! A 3 year old
Negligence! A 3 year old toddler climbed on the roof of a house? Another 6 year old child was in the back seat of his father's car out liming at 2 am? Who trying to fool who?
Only in sweet T&T my friend,
Only in sweet T&T my friend, only in T&T.
You are so right Only in
You are so right Only in sweet T&T.
I guess this house is
I guess this house is designed by the same person who designed the Trinidad Hilton Hotel where you pass on the top to get to the bottom.How else could a three year old child get on the roof?Who was responsible for the child?NEGLIGENCE.Someone has to be arrested.Same ancient law in T&T.Talk about vision.You are looking at 100/100 vision.
What a BACKWARD COUNTRY!
What a BACKWARD COUNTRY!
Why is it that we have to
Why is it that we have to callously disregarded our children. On a roof you say? these other children just stood there and allowed a three year old to retrieve a ball from the roof? and apparently the the adult who was supervising these children is blind as well. Get real people!