Detectives of the Guyana Police Force are currently probing the murder of a Berbice woman, who was found in the Sunset Hotel in Kitty with several stab wounds about her body.
The dead woman, 32-year-old Romona Lall, a resident of Kilcoy Chesney, Corentyne, Berbice, had checked into the hotel with a man.
According to a police press release, the murder occurred between 17:50 hrs on Saturday and 12:15 hrs yesterday.
On Saturday afternoon, Lall and an identifiable companion checked into the hotel and were given keys to a room. They were told that the checkout time was 12:00 hrs yesterday, Khersattie Bettencort, the proprietor of the Sunset Hotel, explained to the police. Bettencourt said that around 20:07 hrs on Saturday, the man left the hotel.
The receptionist who took over the front desk at 07:00 hrs yesterday, told the police that she observed from the overnight sheet that 11 rooms had guests who had to check out of the hotel at 12:00 hrs. At 12:15 hrs, she observed that Lall had not checked out and decided to make enquiries.
According to the police, the receptionist said she knocked on the door and called out but got no answer. She then opened the room and saw the victim lying motionless on the floor, naked. She immediately informed the owner of the hotel and later called the police.
On arrival at the scene, the police said, they noticed broken beer bottles on the floor and bloodstains on the bed and walls of the room.
Emergency medical technicians responded to the scene and the victim was pronounced dead. The scene was then photographed and processed by detectives, the release added.
Lall’s body was examined and one stab wound was seen to the left side of the chest with a broken bottle embedded. Bruises were also seen on her abdomen and there were three stab wounds to her back, the release stated. Her body was taken to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Detectives are using CCTV footage from cameras on the building to identify the suspect, the police said.
