A Corentyne woman is now critical in the George-town Public Hospital after she was allegedly badly burnt by her common law husband two Fridays ago.
Natasha Lall, 42, a cleaner at the Tagore Memorial Secondary School sustained burn injuries from her nose all the way to her legs, her distraught mother relayed yesterday.
According to information gathered, Lall was cooking when the accused known as “Narei”, a labourer, of Number 64 Village, Corentyne, doused her with a jar of kerosene. A fire was then lit.
Her relatives said the suspect was nabbed following the incident and is currently on remand
Her mother, Bamela Lall, 60, explained, that Natasha, a mother of four, and her partner started a relationship about two years ago, and moved in together a couple houses away from her in Number 64 Village, Corentyne.
The devastated woman last evening said that the man would normally abuse Natasha whenever he imbibed and even left her hospitalized on one occasion several months ago.
According to her, des-pite her pleas Natasha always returned to live with the man but two Fridays ago she decided that she would “stand up to him” and end the relationship.
Her mother recalled, that two Thursdays ago Natasha’s daughter in law visited her and due to some sickness with a relative she decided that she (Natasha) would visit a relative of the girl’s at the hospital. How-ever, the husband became annoyed and started to abuse her as he claimed that she was cheating on him – something he often accused her of. “He does cuss her nasty, nasty, how she a deh all over with car man and all kind a thing”, her mother stated.
According to Lall her daughter told her earlier on the day of the incident that throughout their relationship whatever he accused her of she always had to accept and remain quiet but that on that day she stood up to him.
She said her daughter proceeded home to make roti and baigan while the accused was imbibing at a rum shop – this was the last time the woman would see her daughter in perfect health.
About 10 pm that night, the mother was awoken with news that her daughter had been attacked by the man. She said, she looked to where their house was and all she saw was Natasha’s daughter screaming for help and then collapsing.
After rushing over, they were told that the man had burnt the woman. “Me na know wah the fight was about but once he drink he does cuss she and fight. Me na been deh, me na know”, Lall added.
Natasha was rushed to the Skeldon Hospital and was immediately transferred to the New Amster-dam Public Hospital and then to Georgetown Public Hospital on the said evening.
Her mother yesterday said that doctors have said she has a 50/50 chance of survival as “from her nose come to her leg na get one clean part, all burn, all done. She na get blood. Them do one surgery and take out she breasts and today them had to do one more surgery”, the elderly woman relayed last evening as she was travelling home from Georgetown.
She continued, “She a talk lil bit, lil bit but that is it, me na know…”
Lall pointed out that the situation has been extremely difficult for the entire family “wah money people give me that me a use and go see she, because a me alone. Me go for the surgery and me might go back till weekend if we get money.”
The elderly woman who also has a heart issue, said, that she never expected her daughter would have had to face a situation as such, “Never, me never expect this… How me see her, me never expect this.”
The family is open to assistance from anyone who is willing and can be contacted on telephone number 644 – 2035.
