A 14 year old boy of Belles, Venny Junior Esprit, has died following an accident in the heights of Belles on Friday July 25, 2014.
A release from police PRO, Inspector John Carbon, states that about 1:30 pm on that day, Denny Esprit was in the company of his father, Denny Esprit of Belles who was cutting down a tree with a chain saw.
The tree fell and struck Denny on his head causing him to be in an unconscious state. He was transported to the Princess Margaret Hospital Accident and Emergency Department where, according to Inspector Carbon, he was examined and pronounced dead by a medical practitioner.
A coroner’s inquest has convened and a post mortem will follow, the release states.
Police say investigations into the matter are continuing.
Thanks for the sympathies, and thanks to those that stood up for my family.Its a rough road to travel but our lost is heaven’s gain.
You know DNO I wish that you guys would have gone to the family and gotten the story from them I’m sure they would have been more than eager to share their tragedy as that’s all they can do right now for strength besides praying to their God. If you had done that then you would know that the police statement that “, Denny Esprit was in the company of his father, Denny Esprit of Belles who was cutting down a tree with a chain saw.
The tree fell and struck Denny on his head causing him to be in an unconscious state.” is incorrect and misleading and completely unfair to the dad and the brother who were almost killed as well not by the tree he was cutting but by the branch of another unsuspecting tree that suddenly set them in harms way and sent them all running for their lives. And to the people who are commenting about negligence for lack of “hard hat” while I agree that we should wear protective gear while participating in such risky affairs, I highly doubt that the protective gear would have saved him at the height and force of gravity from which the branch fell. He got two lashes by that fallen branch, one might have well broken his neck. That father takes every precaution to ensure the safety of his kids and he would NEVER willfully put his children in harms way.
DJ may your soul rest in perfect peace, gone too soon! ;(
sad may God comfort your family in this difficult moment..
Please turn to god in prayer
Denny, we have lost DJ but we still have you and rest of the family, I want you to know that i’l be there for you don’t matter what , I hear all sorts of things but I know how careful you have been with the boys ,Bro my advise to you is to look to the positive keep trusting in the lord remember Job God is going to double your blessings.
Dominica news online must get thier facts straight before posting stories.the way dey have dat is like is becuz of carelessness the boy died. The boy and his father was sawing wood in the hieghts of belles.they cut a first tree which got stuck on another…they cut that second tree which seemed to be entangled with a third tree on the other side of the garden…that tree which was much smaller broke n fell on the boy.it wasnt a tree that they had cut n it was really unexpected….so plz stop telling the world that the father cut a tree n it fell on his son!!!!as a family member of the boy it hurt alot to see that kind of fslse story….n btw the boy name is denny not venny
#pissed
R.I.P.To the family am praying for you.So sad.
wow! It seems to me like every year for the past 3-4 years a school child died during the summer holidays. Tragic.
It is sad but accident happens and will always happen; we know not when. If only the father had an idea this would have happened, he would have asked his son to stay far away from that area.
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you, father, and your family. I feel your pain, your hurt that this occurred. May God comfort you on your sudden loss.
Pray to him to give you calm, peace and serenity as you grieve your loss. Try to be strong. Take heart in the Lord. Our Loving Father who holds the key knows best. God bless you and your family.
Since we were not there, we should not have any negative comments. Stop making the father feel more worse than he feel now. How many of us have done things, and after he fact we try to make it or take it back, but it is too late. I was raised on farm in Dominica, a lot of times our parents mean well, but they cannot afford to give us the protection we always need.
Even in big countries, things happen to good parents and children. We just have to pray for the family, and let the boy soul rest in peace. The Lord has the final answer. I don’t know the child and parents, but I am a human being, and instead of pointing fingers, let us just pray that this does not happen to us or any of our family members. We in Dominica don’t wear seat belts, ride bikes without helmets, make our children go in the river and sea without any protection.
This is a time for empathy and sympathy. Sometimes some of us are careless and sometimes we cannot afford to buy the things to protect us and family from harm. Lord help us in this time of sorrow for the family and the whole Nation as a whole. We will never have all the answers to why things happen/
Condolences to the family.
We all have opinions, none of us know what/or how this accident happened. Hard hat or not, time of death is a certainty. Young, old, sick, healthy, when the time comes there is nothing we can do to stop it. The family needs support at this time.
It was not the tree that was cut that caused the damage. The tree cut fell on another tree and that was the tree that caused the damage. Get the story right.
hahaha … oh my .. you need to go back to school or read more often.
Same difference. He was killed by a TREE. My condolences.
so sad about that..Don’t worry he’s watchin down on u dad and the rest of the family….MAY U REST IN PEACE
In times like these our only anchor is in the lord Jesus Christ! He is our only hope in this troubled world! Hold on strong Bro Denny God is going to carry you thru this, He will shine his light upon you and family.
He will come thru for you!
Excuse me. Could yall get it right? His name is Denny Esprit could u make the correction please?
Boi I’m sorry to hear dat venny but u in a safe place wif god R.I.P
Oh my God may the peace of Christ be with the dad. He must be totally heart broken. Be strong sir, God understands all things.
omg!!!!!! this is so sad!!!!
This is so sad.
The name is Denny not Venny
That incident is unfortunate, and could have been avoided, with proper planning, and for thought. my condolences to the family in such difficult times.
How do you know that? Were you there????
Of course it could have been avoided!
I guess the word accident you did not get it. It means something not intended happened unfortunately things happen.
A 14 year old boy of Belles, Venny Junior Esprit, has died following an accident in the heights of Belles on July 25, 1014,
July 25th 1014, maybe he was reincarnated, a typo i guess.
yeah probably
So sad, so very sad. I can only imagine the pain of those left behind. My prayers and thoughts are with you all at this time.
So sorry to read such sad news. May his departed soul rest in peace and my condolences to his grieving parents and family.
My deppest sympthies to the family and friends of Denny esprit jr, I pray that God will give us the strength to go thru this, Denny and I were very close and I will miss him dearly, RIP DJ you’re gone but will never be forgotten.
The boy should have at least had a hard hat on. A case of negligence.
would u consider wearing a hard hat before…..did u know that somethiong like this would have happened?
Yes clothing of proper protection should have been worn proper clothing and Head protection.
Don’t come crying after the damage has been done we are in the 21st century we are no more cave men/women learn and act . Watch the discovery channel in the futur to learn how trees are cut down for eg. To avoid
future tragedies as such
No but wearing a hard hat might have save him.
Government needs to put health n safty laws n place in this country… Dominica is striving to meet international standard . We are hosting international coferences, echo touristim is our number one product and promoting creole festival on the world stage. We needs laws in place and set standard. DOMINCA NEEDS LAW AND ORDER and its people must abide by it
all you don’t know what the heck happened, but all you tongue start to leave all you foolish mouth
your so right lots of people a not going to see it the way it is dom-in-cans see safty at the end not as number one we have been doing it so for years so its ok
You all do not know the circumstances, maybe a hard hat would not have saved him either (based on the weight of the tree)
It was definitely not a case of negligence….it was an unexpected stree dat broke…get alu facts strait..smh
Condolences to his family. What a tragic accident. His dad has to replay that mentally for the rest of his life. So sad
RIP dj
..Another Angel gained by god…prayers going out to the family,friends during this tragic time…Just cant believe you’re gone at a young age like this…may your soul rest in peace 
Oh mercy. May god have mercy on his dad I know that must be hard for the family. But he should not have been so close to the tree.. oh boy. My sympathy to his family.
RIP dj…may your soul rest in peace..God has earned himself another angel…Gone too soon bruh….
I agree with your expression ‘gone too soon’. He’d barely begun to live. I feel for the family.
However, according to the Bible, God created the exact number of angels he desired, right from creation – Job 38:4 &7. Therefore God does not ‘earn’ himself angels by killing or causing the deaths of humans, leaving their loved ones heartbroken. That would be such a selfish, callous God!
On the other hand, Jehovah God holds out the wonderful hope of the resurrection to this young boy and countless others. Acts 24:15
Is dat so?? I think God has enough angels in heaven.
That is just so sad. I feel the pain that father is feeling.
