Father’s tractor crushes one-year-old son to death in yard – police

Last Updated on Friday, 20 March 2026, 20:44 by Writer

A tractor driven by a man allegedly rolled over his son and crushed him to death at their Canal Number 1, West Bank Demerara residence, the Guyana Police Force said on Friday.

Investigators said the tractor driver told them that about 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, he realised that his one-year old son, Talesh Budhram moved from the front step of their house to the yard where his body was seen.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver, who is the father of the child, alleged that he had left the child sitting on the front step of the house before driving the motor tractor out of the yard and onto an access dam next to the home.

After disembarking the tractor and while walking back into the yard, he reportedly observed the child lying motionless on the ground with injuries about his head and body,” police said in a statement.

Police in Regional Division Three (West Demerara-Essequibo Islands) said emergency medical technicians attached to the La Grange Fire Service responded to the scene, and the child was pronounced dead.

The body was escorted to the Ezekiel Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Police said a breathalyzer test was conducted on the driver, and no trace of alcohol was detected.

The driver remained in police custody assisting with investigations.