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DPP’s advice being sought in Plaisance fire death

Jul 14, 2011 News

Police will be seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine the way forward with regards to the death of Natasha Johnson who succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital after sustaining burns about her body when her Plaisance shack was flattened by fire almost two weeks ago.
Investigators have not ruled out foul play in the woman’s death after receiving some information that has implicated her 19-year-old boyfriend.
The 22-year-old mother of four sustained third degree burns to her entire body while her boyfriend, Delon Gordon, 19, was burnt to the face, hands and abdomen as a result of the fire at their Plaisance Squatting Area home.
Gordon remains under police guard at the hospital’s Burn Care Unit, having been accused of starting the fire that caused the woman’s death.
According to relatives the police are expected to press charges as soon as Gordon is discharged from the hospital.
“I need justice for my daughter…She gone and leave four children behind,” cried the dead woman’s mother.
Immediately after the fire, Johnson’s five year-old-son, who is now in the custody of his father, had told Kaieteur News that he was awakened by his mother and Gordon arguing. “I hear he and mommy arguing and then they start fighting…” the child told Kaieteur News.
According to the little child, he saw Gordon throw a “watery substance” (doctors have opined that it might be gasoline) on his mother. “I see he throw de water thing on mommy then he throw de lighter on her,” the child recounted.
In the presence of his grandmother and other relatives, the child related that the fire started to spread to the mosquito netting that he and his sister were under.
The five-year-old said that he grabbed his smaller sister and ran through the back door.
The child in other instances had told teachers at his school that he witnessed Gordon beating his mother in his presence.
Initially, police did not take the information too seriously since the child was considered too young to give credible evidence in a court of law should the matter reach there.
A female neighbour who lived a short distance away from the couple had told Kaieteur News that she heard the couple arguing hours before the fire had started.
According to the woman, she didn’t take it for anything, since they would normally have their verbal spats.
However, the woman said that seconds after hearing the argument, she heard a loud explosion.
“We have to seek advice on this matter,” a police official close to the investigation told Kaieteur News.

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