Police are investigating the murder of Nazaleen Mohammed, a 47-year-old housewife of Belfield Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.
The killing occurred yesterday between 7 am and 3 pm at Hope Low-lands Railway Embank-ment, ECD.
A man she previously shared a relationship with is the prime suspect.
The police say that enquiries disclosed that the woman was living with her daughter and reputed husband, who is presently at sea on a fishing boat. At about 7 am yesterday, she was last seen alive by a neighbour as she was leaving her home and heading toward her brother’s residence at Hope Lowlands.
At about 8.05 am, the victim’s son received a call from his mother’s cell phone, where he heard a male voice whom he identified as the suspect who had previously shared a relationship with Mohammed.
At the time, he also heard his mother’s voice, shouting for her phone. Shortly after, the call ended.
At around 3 pm yesterday, the neighbour who had seen her leave but not return, left in search of her. While walking along Hope Lowlands Railway Embankment, the neighbour saw the motionless body of Mohammed in a canal with wounds about her abdomen. The police were summoned, and the body was found floating in the canal, facing upward, with wounds to her head, ear, neck and abdomen. The scene was processed and photographed.
The body was escorted to a funeral home for a Post Mortem Examination. Several persons were questioned in the area, and the police say that “certain information” was received. Investigations are ongoing.
