(Trinidad Express) – Why was Rajwanti “Judy” Badri killed? Who would have wanted the 52-year-old, who had the traumatic experience of seeing one of her daughters murdered and the other badly injured, dead? Why did the killer(s) leave everything untouched in the mini-mart that the woman owned and operated?
These are the questions that have police and residents of Petit Valley area, baffled on Sunday afternoon. Reports state that around 1.30 pm Badri was in her mini-mart, commonly known as Ms Judy Shop when a “customer” walked in and shot her at point-blank range, once in the head. Neighbours nearby said that they did not hear a thing and were only alerted to the death by other neighbours.
Four years ago, the Guyanese-born Badri saw one of her four daughters, Melissa Akong, 21, murdered.
In that cutlass attack, another one of her daughters Sue Mara Akong, lost her left leg while another jumped into a nearby river to escape. That attack occurred on July 3, 2005, a Sunday as well.
The tragic death of her daughter then left the woman on suicide watch at hospital.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Cameron Road and Morne Coco Road, Petit Valley. While Badri lay face up on the floor of her mini-mart, one of her dogs scraped the gate and tried to jump over the five-foot-high gate to get closer to its owner, as residents clamoured to get a closer look at the body. Badri was described as a “nice person” who would at times allow her customers to pay less than the price of the goods, if they did not have the cash.
