Wilton Longford Benn, a 63-year-old Public Health Nurse from Georgetown, who was recently found dead in Berbice hotel, died of heart failure, complications related to diabetes, mellitus, and a lung infection.
The cause of death was determined following a post-mortem examination conducted by Dr. Nehaul Singh at Memorial Gardens Crematorium & Funeral Home today.
Benn’s body was discovered on Thursday last in room 238 of a hotel on Main Street, New Amsterdam. Police responded to a report of a motionless body at around 09:02 hrs, and Benn was pronounced dead at the scene. Benn was in Berbice for a supervisory visit with his colleague, Holly Trim, to oversee the management of the new HPV vaccine at local health facilities. Trim mentioned that Benn was recovering from Dengue fever.
Police investigations into the circumstances surrounding Benn’s death are ongoing.
