Corentyne single mother loses home in fire

The destroyed house

A Corentyne single mother of three is now contemplating her next move and is pleading for assistance after her house was completely destroyed by a fire on Tuesday morning. 

Jonell Batson, 43, a security guard and farmer, of Lot 8 Section B Bengal Farm, Corentyne, explained that on Tuesday morning she left home to take her twins, 8, to school while her teenage daughter ventured out to drop off produce from Batson’s farm to their customers.

However, Batson while on the road just around 8 am was alerted that there was a fire at her house. “I hear people hollering fire when I went on the road so I run in back with me children and I see bare fire.”