Woman had said someone was tugging at her at night

The 79-year-old Wakenaam, Essequibo Island woman who was found dead in her Sans Souci house on Monday, had complained on several occasions to her caretaker that she had felt a tugging at her underclothes often at night, and even though several reports were made to the police no action was taken, residents claim.

Dhamwantie, known as “Auntie”, lived alone but was being cared for by a woman, who would leave late in the afternoon and return each morning. Her body was recovered by neighbours who noticed her door open and found her lying on her bedroom floor in a pool of blood.