Hospital jumper dies from fall

A 33-year-old man who jumped off the second floor of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, on Wednesday died hours afterwards from injuries he suffered in the fall. CEO of the North Central Regional Health Authority Kumar Boodram said the man, Rondell Diamond, died around 9 pm of internal injuries. 

Medical staff said on Wednesday after learning he had tuberculosis, Diamond began “acting up” in the emergency department. He was then taken to a ward and while there he climbed the railings around 2.30 pm and jumped, falling onto the grass below.