Corentyne poultry farmer dies days after altercation with neighbour

A violent altercation between two neighbours resulted in the death of  Enque Hintzen, 24, a poultry farmer of the Number 51 Village in Corentyne, Berbice.

Reports are that on Monday, at around 20:00 hrs, Hintzen was at home when Kelly France, 25, entered his yard uninvited.

Hintzen asked France to leave, but the men reportedly got into a heated argument that quickly escalated into a physical confrontation. France allegedly threw bricks at Hicken before violently slamming his head into a concrete wall. France then reportedly fled the scene.

Following the assault, Hintzen collapsed and was rushed to Skeldon Public Hospital. He was later transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital, and finally, he was taken to Georgetown Public Hospital in a critical state.

The incident was reported to the Number 51 Police Station.

In an interview with News Room, Hintzen’s sister, Merisa Johnson, explained that her brother spent four days in the Intensive Care Unit of Georgetown Hospital but never regained consciousness.

Johnson stated that around 08:00 hrs Saturday, a doctor pronounced Hintzen dead.

“We want justice. Because what I was made to understand was that the two had an altercation and he was kicked in his head and his side and so forth. So we want justice out of this situation,’’ she said.

She also highlighted that Hintzen’s girlfriend is nine months pregnant, making her brother’s passing all the more tragic.

Johnson described her brother as a loving and humorous person who will be deeply missed