Carib Territory man found dead in bed on Christmas morning

Christmas Day has not turned out to be a very joyous occasion for family and friends of Dennis Frederick of the Carib Territory, who was found dead in his bed this morning.

There’s shock and disbelief at the suddenness of the death of the St. Cyr resident.

Frederick’s wife, Janet, told Dominica News Online that her husband started vomiting yesterday, some of which contained blood. She said this had never happened before.

According to her, he went to bed last night. However, she slept in a separate room and woke up sometime between three and four this morning to check on him. She told DNO that Frederick’s body was cold and  unresponsive to her touch and she realized then that he was dead.

She said both the police and the ambulance service responded to calls made to them about the incident. The ambulance arrived at about 8.00 o’clock this morning and the body was transported to Princess Margaret Hospital.

It is unclear at this point as to what exactly is responsible for Frederick’s death but it is expected that an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

DNO will continue to seek more information, including an official police report on the matter.

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45 Comments

  1. marieclaude
    December 30, 2012

    my condolences to the frederick family

  2. marieclaude
    December 30, 2012

    k

  3. marieclaude
    December 30, 2012

    my condolences to the family , im sorry i had to come on the internet to read about his death. sorry about ur loss aunty janet, im bridgett’s oldest daughter.

  4. true blue
    December 28, 2012

    I did not see it mentioned here that he was roaring drunk on the night prior to his death or that he was partaking of a rum drinking competition. so sad what a way to go. may your soul rest in peace Bonabar.

  5. donna
    December 28, 2012

    if your husband is vomiting blood
    1. you seek medical attention
    2. you do not leave in a the room and sleep in another.
    3. as your husband, you dont fall asleep, you stay up to make sure he is ok.
    4. or maybe he was stubborn and did not want help, who knows?

  6. Careful
    December 27, 2012

    If he vomitted blood, why wasn’t he brought to the hospital. This man had a problem that required immediate medical attention. May his soul rest in peace.

  7. ELKIN
    December 27, 2012

    cONDOLENCES TO THE fREDERICK fAMILY…

  8. just looking
    December 27, 2012

    R.I.P

  9. December 27, 2012

    So did it really take 4-5 hours for the ambulance and police to arrive responding to a call for some one who is suspected to be dead???? This is crazy!!! Did his wife call right away? This is Weird Really messed up. Wife was in no the one to pronounce the Husband dead. And people have to realize anything to do with blood coming from anyone’s body that it is serious. Even women pleading to heavily can be serious problems. The man was vomiting Blood and everyone went to sleep? RIP Mr Fredrick!! RIP

  10. Justice and Truth
    December 27, 2012

    It is sad news for the family especially at Christmastime. He had an internal bleeding which should have been cause for alarm that something was medically wrong with him. He could have had a stomach ulcer.
    It is too bad that they did not give it a thought to call the ambulance. I wonder what he drank that day or the previous day, etc., which could have caused his problem. Did he ever visit a doctor or how long ago he visited a doctor?
    My sympathy to his family. May his soul rest in peace. Amen!

  11. care
    December 26, 2012

    oh how sad at christmas time this is no nice gift eh may his soul RIP but wait the ambulance come 8 when she woke up between 3 to 4….this is a sad event

    • B.E.B
      December 27, 2012

      My condolences to the family.

      On no condition the ambulance and the police are margically opperated, they can only opperate when the are given information.

      I think that the family accessed the situation too lighly, they should have consulted the authorities earlier when they noticed that he was vomitting insted they allowed him to retire to bed

  12. out of south city
    December 26, 2012

    We must be more vigilant about our health in this country. As someone mentioned above, he should be taken to the hospital when he started vomiting blood. That should not have been taken so lightly.
    That’s a sad moment. To the families and friends may you find strength in this hour of grief.
    Peace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. Mabouché
    December 26, 2012

    She checked on him @ 3 or 4 am, realized something wasn’t right but the ambulance got there @ 8 am? Only in Dominica.

  14. Aye Dominique
    December 26, 2012

    Vomiting blood = emergency.

    May God comfort the grieving family.

    Sad news!

  15. very honest
    December 26, 2012

    wow very sad my his soul rest in eternal rest

  16. country bookie
    December 26, 2012

    sympathy to the family,,,, god does it best , so keep comfort,,,,,

  17. ann
    December 26, 2012

    dennis was a person who embodied dominica to me on my first visit. he was friendly and giving. quick with a smile. we were able to reconnect this past feb. i didn’t know him well, but he was much loved. janet, i am sorry for your loss.

  18. T mama
    December 25, 2012

    He should have been taken to the hospital as soon as he started vomiting with blood in it….

    • justice
      December 27, 2012

      your right..sometimes we feel bush tea and a rub down can cure everything but thats not always the case…very sorry for their lose. May God comfort the family at this time of grief

  19. k
    December 25, 2012

    R.I.P may God watch over you family in this time of grief

  20. Anonymous
    December 25, 2012

    r.i.p

  21. daughter
    December 25, 2012

    Daddy I can’t believe that you are gone.. I miss you daddy.

  22. D/can
    December 25, 2012

    This is so very sad. My heart goes out to his wife and their family on such a terrible loss.

  23. Shameless
    December 25, 2012

    RIP BRO..

    Assertive, NOT Agressive!

  24. beautiful
    December 25, 2012

    if mr. Frederick was vomiting blood, why was he not taken to the health centre or hospital for further examination?

    My deepest sympathy to the wife and family of the deceased but nowadays we dont have to take any health problem lightly. PEOPLE, when you are not feeling well, seek medical advice.

  25. Leron Frederick
    December 25, 2012

    R.I.P dear uncle!!! We miss you already!!

  26. Humility
    December 25, 2012

    CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY!!

  27. Disgusted
    December 25, 2012

    Joyous time to lose a family memeber. May the celbration of the birth of jesus comfort you in your sorrow

    • Disbelief
      December 27, 2012

      8-O Joyous time to lose a family member???? What kind of sickness is that?? Since when any time is joyous for a loved one to die… thats just wrong!!!

  28. ???
    December 25, 2012

    She checked on him at 4 the ambulance got there at 8 ????

    • Anonymous
      December 28, 2012

      she checked on him at 4, she did not say she called the ambulance at 4

  29. medic
    December 25, 2012

    really sad to hear that, all my wishes with the mans family, it sounds like he had some of bleed, if any one reading this ever vomits up any sort of blood, or a substance that resembles coffee grounds, call the medics straight away or get some one to take you to the emergency room.
    I love Dominica and i visit often but i am concerned over the last few months i have seen where people have needed medical attention and it seems the Island it lacking emergency rapid response service, i am right in this??????

    • ??????
      December 26, 2012

      His wife who witnessed the vomiting of the blood didn’t take him to the hospital or call for help she went to sleep in a seperate room, he himself probably brushed it off as nothing, so how can you now come yapping about Dominica lacking emergency rapid response? What could any rapid response team do for a dead corpse with rigormortis already setting in?

    • anonymous2
      December 26, 2012

      You better believe it.

    • Anonymous
      December 26, 2012

      How could he get that assistance if no one was called and he was not taken to the ER?

    • Nurse
      December 27, 2012

      What are you really suggesting? Had the man been taken in to a medical facility after vomiting blood, he might have been saved. So stop crying down our “emergency rapid response service” as you put it. It’s not like he was taken in and did not get the attention that he deserved.

      • medic
        December 31, 2012

        As a nurse you will know that if a person has any form of heamatemesis, treatment with fluids and prehaps a full set of bloods can work out if the cause of the bleed can be stopped, and in many cases of RAPID Treatment, many people who have any form of hematemsis will and can survive, but as i said as a nurse you would know that. and on another note does not every human being deserve medical assistants, or do you as a nurse decide whom you are going to treat by your judgement of whom is deserving or not

    • Rhatid
      December 27, 2012

      It seems as though his cold and unresponsive body could have been saved by a rapid emergency responsive service!Stupessss….Stupid!

    • medic
      December 31, 2012

      i do not understand why this has been disliked?

  30. Donna
    December 25, 2012

    So sad especially on this day, to his family hold strong and trust in the lord. Korak accept my sympathy..May his soul rest in peace.

  31. Truth
    December 25, 2012

    :?: My condolences to the family and friends as i sympathise with them.But it’s rather unfortunate that he started vomiting blood yesterday and the family failed to seek medical assistance,but rather allowed him to stay at home.The authorities needs to take this thing seriously,do some strict investigation and interrogation of those close to him!

    • Justice and Truth
      December 27, 2012

      Ignorance could have been the cause of that. They thought that it was not serious but merely a bleeding which would pass.

  32. Lougaoo Mem
    December 25, 2012

    Sad news for anyone, especially Christmas day. Our hearts, condolences & prayers go out to the family. May he RIP.

  33. Dminica
    December 25, 2012

    Sorry ,please accept my sympathy. :cry:

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