Woman found with throat slit in city hotel

Nov 28, 2011 News

A woman who has been identified as a commercial sex worker was found with her throat slashed sometime around 14:00 hours yesterday at the Caesar’s Palace Hotel in Delph Street Campbellville.
According to reports the discovery was made by an employee of the hotel who went to the room to inform the guest that the time was up. The dead woman has been identified as 28 year-old Ameila Ford called ‘Skittle Foot’ of Lot 18 Bent Street, Werk-en-rust. The woman was positively identified by relatives at the Lyken Funeral Parlour.

Dead 28 year-old Amelia Ford

Reports are that Ford was seen checking into the hotel at around 1:55 hours yesterday with a male. This publication was told that the man and Ford ordered a Banks beer and an orange juice before paying for a room in the second flat of the building. However, sometime later, Ford came downstairs to enquire how much longer she had at the hotel. A source added that at around 03:30 hours yesterday the man left the hotel indicating that he was going to purchase a food but he never returned.
It was only until around 13:55 hours when a hotel staff went to the room to inform Ford that her time was up, that the gruesome discovery was made. A staffer of the hotel who asked not to be identified said that earlier yesterday, she was cleaning rooms on the floor when she noticed that the room which Ford was in was slightly opened.
“I just peek in and I see her on the bed so I say man she sleeping. I didn’t go in because she time wasn’t up as yet.”
The woman recalled that at around 13:55 hours she decided to enter to room to wake up the customer.
“When I touch she foot, I feel she foot cold, so I pull the sheet and all I see was blood so I run out and call the police.”
Investigators later arrived on the scene and after they had completed their initial investigations they summoned undertakers from the Lyken Funeral Parlour to remove the body.
This publication was told that a broken beer bottle, believed to have been the murder weapon was found in the room.
Persons who were in the hotel at the time the incident may have occurred said that no strange sound was heard coming from the room Ford and her companion were in.
Meanwhile, the dead woman’s reputed husband, Mortimer Chan when greeted with the tragic news, said he last saw Ford alive at around 00:15 hours yesterday at a popular hangout spot on Sheriff Street. According to Chan, he was out earlier in the night and upon his return his neighbours told him that Ford had just left.
“I run back out to Camp Street to see if I see her but by the time I run out like she catch a bus…but later I catch up with she and she friend ‘Lil Girl’ at Lisa shop,” Chan recalled.
The man added that sometime later, Ford ‘disappeared’ and he never saw her again.
“Up to around lunch time today (yesterday) I call she mother and tell she that she (Amelia) ain’t come home.”

Undertakers from the Lyken Funeral Parlour removing the remains of Amelia Ford

Chan had been informed of his reputed wife’s demise when media operatives visited his home. He then related the news to Ford’s mother but at that time the body was not positively identified and family members were still hopeful that the woman whose body was found was not Ford. The family then visited the Kitty Police Station to make enquires and was referred to the Alberttown Police Station. Not satisfied, the relatives then took a photograph to the hotel where staffers there confirmed that the dead woman was indeed Amelia Ford. Staffers also confirmed that Ford was a frequent visitor to the hotel but the male she was with prior to her death was not familiar to them.
This publication was told that Ford is survived by three children, all of whom are currently spending time with their father.
Meanwhile, up to press time yesterday the woman’s reputed husband was still in police custody assisting with investigations.

5 thoughts on “Woman found with throat slit in city hotel”

carol harry halley November 28, 2011 at 8:35 am

WHAT A SAD SITUATION TO GET YOURSELF IN SO YOUNG ,SO SAD FOR THE KIDS.GUYS PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOU ALL RESPONSIBILITY.WHY DID SHE HAD TO BE A SEX WORKER MAYBE HER MAN IS NOT DOING WHAT HE SUPPOSED TO DO REAL SAD MAN.
GTMAX1A November 28, 2011 at 10:23 am

sad to hear, if she checked in under her name then it sure may be hard to find this culprit. and harder if the hotel did not have a camera. he did not have any money or he knew her and premeditate to do this.
Linden Drakes November 28, 2011 at 12:53 pm

WHAT A SHAME, SUCH A PRETTY GIRL HAVE TO MEET SUCH AN END.
catwomanmaneater November 28, 2011 at 1:31 pm

these are the risks we take…………
Faye Barrow November 28, 2011 at 8:42 pm

Wow please find that monster and hang him.