(Trinidad Guardian) Police probing the death of a 90-year-old woman, who was beaten to death with a hammer on Thursday at her Warwick Lane home in Belmont, said she was killed by an outpatient from the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital.
Eledica Cudjoe, the mother of two, who was bedridden, died of multiple injuries and broken limbs, police said. Her son suffered a broken finger and other injuries when he was also struck by the assailant.
Up to late Friday, a 46-year-old man, who was held soon after while still on their property, remained in police custody. A report stated around 9.30 pm, a man unknown to the family came to their front gate and asked for a group of people. Police said Cudjoe’s relatives told the man they did not know who he was asking for and closed the gate.
In a fit of rage, the suspect reportedly broke down the gate to the driveway and came into the yard. Cudjoe’s son, who heard the commotion, came outside and was beaten with part of a bicycle that was in the yard, police said.
