The charred body of a woman was recovered from the rubble after a fire razed two houses at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara early yesterday and relatives are urging a thorough investigation as they believe that foul play is involved.
Dead is Susanne Sylvia McNeil, 37, of 72 Victoria Road, Plaisance. The house where she was the lone occupant as well as the neighbouring house where Avery Adridge and her two children, Dorando Daniels, 13, and Doquendo Daniels, 9, lived, were reduced to rubble by the fire which began sometime after 3 am yesterday. A third house belonging to Johan Joaquim was scorched on the side closest to the flames. Adridge operated a shop at the bottom flat of her home and losses are said to run into millions of dollars.
The origin of the fire is not clear and the fire service and police are investigating. Many residents had