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Children perish in Hadfield Street fire

Apr 12, 2009 News

Two children perished in a fire last evening when a kerosene lamp caused a blaze at their Lot Q Hadfield Street home.
Dead are three­-year-old Ewan Monroe and his brother one-year-old, Isiah who were reportedly alone when the fire started.
The incident occurred at around 19:00hrs.
According to neighbours and relatives, the mother who arrived after the blaze had started fled the scene after realizing that her children were trapped in the inferno.
The mother, Anita Ramdeo, 22, later returned only to be greeted by angry neighbours who attacked her verbally and attempted to do so physically.
However, the situation was brought under control by police ranks who took the mother to the police station for questioning.

The father, Keron Monroe, feinted when he turned up and learnt what had transpired.
The Children’s great aunt, Glenys John who lives in the same building, told this newspaper that the area had experienced a power outage and as such she was sitting outside her door when she saw flames coming from the house.
She raised an alarm and concerned citizens rushed to her assistance. They began throwing water at the flames.
“I run to get water and them boys come and join me but by the time them boys get inside fuh throw, them (children) did done dead…the girl (the mother) was nowhere when the fire take place, is till when we go to throw de second bucket of water she come and collect de water and she seh want help and I ain’t see she back since.”

According to John, the children’s mother was outside on the road talking when the incident occurred at her shack which is situated at the back house of a long yard.
A neighbour said that after the John raised the alarm, he went to the scene and saw one of the children lying in the house and the other lying outside.
“She would normally go and leave them but somebody said that she took one of them out and drop him and went away,” he added.
He said that she is of sound mind but noted that she is very young and described her as an “upstart.”
There are reports that the mother of the two dead children is currently pregnant with her third child.

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