The police say that two men have confessed to murdering a Corentyne woman whose body was found in the backlands after she went missing on Thursday.
The body of Ninawattee Nandalall, also known as `Sharda’, 52, a mother of three, of Lot 43 No. 0 Village, Corentyne was found on Friday morning. Police had said that the incident occurred between April 11 at about 12:30 hrs and April 12, 2024 at about 07:40 hours at No. 0 backdam, Corentyne, Berbice.
Nandalall’s daughter had told this newspaper that her mother left home just around 11 am on Thursday to head to the backlands area located through their street to pick mangoes. She said the woman would make achar, coconut oil and other items to sell.
On Thursday evening the family became worried after the woman did not return home. “My brother and cousin them start search all over but them na find her”, the young woman said.
The family on Friday then continued the search where they eventually discovered her battered body along a dam leading to the backlands.
The woman’s nephew, Gunraj Veersammy, 27, who was a part of the search team on Friday said that they found the woman’s body with a slit on her throat and forehead. “She hand and so get mark so like she fight back.”
According to the family, when the woman was discovered, her pants were found some distance away and her shirt was pulled all the way to her neck.
Police then placed three persons from within the area under arrest on Friday.
Commander of Region Six, Shivpersaud Bacchus yesterday confirmed that two males ages 18 years and 25 years old have confessed to the crime providing investigators with the details surrounding what transpired.
According to a police source, the young men claimed that they would often go into the backlands to set traps for wild animals and found the woman searching for mangoes. While under the influence of marijuana they attacked the woman and raped her. They told investigators that the woman said that she would report them to the police, which resulted in them deciding to murder her at the location.
A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday revealed that Nandalall died as a result of asphyxiation, an incised wound to the neck and a fracture of the spine.
Bacchus yesterday said that the police were awaiting advice so as to institute charges in the coming week.
