Drug mule dies at QEH

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (File Picture)

Sun, September 09, 2012 - 12:09 AM

A JAMAICAN man who was serving a three-year sentence for importing drugs into Barbados died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) last Tuesday.

Reports indicated that 25-year-old Deshawn George Campbell complained of feeling unwell last Monday and was rushed from Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds to the hospital.

A source close to the situation said Campbell had been complaining of feeling ill since July and had been prescribed painkillers at the prison.

“We will have to wait for an autopsy to be carried out to determine the cause of death,” the source stated, pointing out that the matter had been drawn to the attention of Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, Sharon Saunders, who is resident in Port of Spain. (MB)

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Posted by Phat Mann 8 months, 1 week ago: More details please!! This man has been complaining of feeling ill since July and was only prescribed pain killers? Was he examined by a doctor? Were any tests performed to determine the nature of his illness? It is now September and we are scrambling to find out after his death what was wrong with him? This is exactly what Barbados does not need; another international incident to bring negative publicity. A bit of advice to all public servants in Barbados: You have a responsibility to conduct yourself in a professional and respectful manner at all times. Even if someone is suspected, accused, or convicted of a crime, they are still entitled to be treated humanely. If a prisoner or detainee in your care is complaining of illness, you still have a responsibility to make sure that person receives medical care to determine the nature and severity of his/her illness. The fact that they are a prisoner, does not exempt them from humane treatment. I would hope that all attempts were made to rule out serious illness in this man's case. If not, then Barbados can prepare itself for another round of accusations from the Jamaican government.