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Woman’s skeletal remains…Detained teacher’s male friend sticks to story
The taxi driver at the centre of investigations into the disappearance of teacher, Nyozi Goodman, is reportedly sticking to his story that he did not pick her up from the National Gymnasium on the night she vanished.
Nyozi Goodman
Police have been questioning the 42-year-old man ever since Goodman disappeared, and detained him again on Friday after Pathologist Nehaul Singh’s post mortem on the skeletal remains that were found at Pattensen, East Coast Demerara.
Kaieteur News was told that the suspect has admitted to dropping Ms. Goodman to the basketball game on July 6, last, but is said to have told the teacher that he could not return for her because he was picking up another customer.
The burly suspect has had previous arrests for armed robbery and for allegedly harbouring two men who were once considered to be the country’s most dangerous fugitives.
The suspect and Goodman were said to be in a relationship up to the time of her disappearance.
The investigation intensified on Thursday after a civilian found the still-unidentified skeletal remains of a woman.
Kaieteur News was told that Dr. Nehaul Singh established that the victim was about five feet, five inches tall, appeared to be of African ancestry and was between 25 and 40 years old. She is believed to have died some three weeks ago.
Nyozi Goodman is also said to be five feet, five inches tall, and also had a ‘rotting’ tooth, which is a feature that was observed on the remains.
Kaieteur News understands that Dr. Singh found three incised wounds in the vicinity of the victim’s hip. Evidence reportedly indicated that she bled to death at the scene.
A canvas belt was tied to the victim’s right arm, suggesting that the killer had tied his victim, while a pair of underwear was found near the body. Crime scene ranks also found a green blouse a short distance away after the remains were removed.
Police have collected samples with the view of having DNA tests to ascertain the victim’s identity.
Goodman, of William Street, Kitty, disappeared on Sunday, July 6, 2014, after accompanying some of her students to the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, to participate in the Inter-Secondary School Basketball Championship match.
After the game, Ms. Goodman reportedly told her students that she would be staying behind, as she expected someone to pick her up and take her home.
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