The Police say they are investigating the murder of Thagewante Motie, a 28-year-woman from Supply Squatting Area, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and the subsequent death of the suspect who is believed to have ingested poison.
The police said that at about 21:00hrs on the 14th of November 2024 Motie was chopped in her neck and arm at her address in Supply, Mahaica. She was admitted as a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and died at about 16:00hrs yesterday while receiving treatment in the recovery room at GPHC.
The suspect has been identified as Uram Doorbassa, also known as ‘Anil’, a 26-year-old labourer from Belmont, Mahaica, ECD, who allegedly consumed a poisonous substance after chopping the victim. He died on 15th November 2024 while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Police investigations indicate that at about 21:00hrs on Thursday 14th November 2024, the suspect and victim had an argument in the victim’s yard. The suspect eventually used a cutlass and chopped the victim twice, once on the neck and the other on her arm.
The suspect eventually drank a poisonous substance and they both were admitted at the GPHC where they later succumbed.
