A post-mortem examination done on the body of the Tain Settlement pensioner Chandradarie Budhu has revealed that she was strangled and struck to the head by her attackers.
The autopsy report states that the woman died due to asphyxiation from ligament strangulation and also suffered blunt trauma to the head.
Budhu, 83, also known as ‘Aunty Deo,’ of Lot 83 Tain Settlement, Corentyne, was found murdered in her house on Wednesday morning during what appeared to be a robbery. The pensioner’s house was ransacked.
Four persons have so far been held.
A source yesterday told Stabroek News that there have been some issues with the alibis provided by the persons in custody. However, the source added that they have remained extremely tight-lipped during questioning.
Calls to the Commander of B Division for an official comment on the investiga-tion went unanswered yesterday.
Dhanraj Singh, Budhu’s neighbour, who rushed over after the woman’s body was found, had told Stabroek News, that Budhu was found lying face down on the floor of her bedroom in the lower flat of the house. “Me see some cloth tie she up and the sponge come off from the bed and she deh flat down,” he had related.
Additionally, her relatives had stated that Budhu was robbed twice before but pleaded with them not to alert the police, since she had claimed that her attackers had threatened to return and kill her if she reported the attacks.
