Crabwood Creek woman voiceless after home burns

The aftermath of the fire

A Crabwood Creek man has been detained by the police after fire gutted his two-storey home on Wednesday, an incident which rendered his wife, whom he reportedly abused, temporarily speechless.

Stabroek News was told that at around 6:10pm on Wednesday, neighbours witnessed smoke emanating from the Lot 146 Grant 2767, Crabwood Creek house owned by Sookraj Seepaul. An alarm was raised and the fire service summoned.

According to neighbours, they saw Seepaul, 55, at home a short while before smoke started to