Annandale woman chopped to death

The dead woman,
Bibi Fazi Ali
The dead woman, Bibi Fazi Ali

-husband is prime suspect

A six-year-old boy ran to the Annandale Pri-mary School to plead for help after seeing his father beating his mother. Unfortunately, by the time the teachers arrived at the home in Annandale, East Coast Demerara, the woman lay dead with multiple injuries while the boy’s father had fled the scene.

Dead is 33-year-old Bibi Fazi Ali. Her husband, Biraj Ganesh is being sought  by police.

Reports indicate that Ali had endured years of abuse at the hands of Ganesh and had recently moved out of their apartment to live with her mother. However, she would still visit him occasionally, with sources suggesting she felt sorry for him and wanted to help.

The house where the now dead woman and her husband lived together. They occupied the bottom flat.

According to school staff, at approximately 11:30 am on Wednesday, Ali’s six-year-old son ran to the school where his mother worked as a sweeper-cleaner, and alerted the headmistress that his father was beating his mother. He also related that his father had sent him away from the house. Alarmed by his distress, the headmistress and a group of teachers rushed to the home, only to discover Ali’s lifeless body on the bed covered in chop wounds. By then, Ganesh had fled the scene.

“He told us his father was beating his mother and sent him away. We ran over, but by the time we got there, she was already dead,” a school official recounted.

Police have since launched a search for the suspect.

Meanwhile, according to sources, Ali and Ganesh had a long history of domestic disputes. A resident told Stabroek News that the couple frequently fought. “Yes, they fight a lot,” the neighbour said.

Further, the source revealed that Ali had been living with Ganesh in the apartment since September but moved out due to the ongoing abuse. She had previously lived in another apartment in the same area but was forced to leave after the landlord discovered she was being physically abused.

“She only went back because she felt sorry for him,” the head teacher of the school shared, describing Ali as a kind person who always tried to help others.

Despite moving out, Ali continued to visit her husband at his Annandale residence. Tragically, her visit that morning would be her last.

Meanwhile, some neighbours were left in shock by the gruesome discovery, recounting seeing Ganesh walking back and forth on the street earlier that morning. “He was moving up and down, like he was waiting for something,” a resident said.

When Stabroek News visited the home of the woman who was murdered, the body had already been removed from the scene and police were doing their investigations. The matter is with the Annandale police station and investigations are ongoing.