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Man beats woman unconscious with hammer
– goes on the run, sends threatening messages to family
A Prashad Nagar resident is on the run after allegedly slashing his 38-year-old
A battered Eureka Garraway
lover and beating her unconscious with a hammer last Wednesday.
The victim, Eureka Garraway, was found in a relative’s Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara residence, unconscious and bleeding profusely from head injuries.
A niece said that Garraway, who was admitted to a private hospital, with cuts to head which required more than 100 stitches, also sustained two broken fingers.
The relative said that the suspect, who is well known for his antics at cricket matches, contacted the woman’s family by telephone on Thursday and threatened to harm them.
According to the niece, Garraway was visiting a sister-in-law at Non Pareil last Wednesday when the lover arrived. He reportedly remained on the verandah while Garraway and other relatives gathered in another section of the house “laughing and drinking together.”
The sister-in-law and the others eventually went out, leaving Garraway and her lover at the residence. Kaieteur News was told that before departing, the sister-in-law, who was aware of the suspect’s history of physical abuse, expressed concern about Garraway being left alone with the man. Garraway reportedly reassured that she would be “alright.”
It is alleged that at around 15:00 hrs, neighbours heard screams emanating from the house where Garraway was staying.
According to the niece, around 18:00 hrs Garraway’s brother received a phone call from the woman’s lover. The suspect reportedly told the brother “I leave your sister in a pool of blood; go home (and check).”
The brother relayed the information to his wife, who reportedly rushed home and discovered the unconscious and battered Garraway on a bed in the Non Pareil residence. The injured woman was rushed to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
The niece alleged that the following day, the suspect contacted some of Garraway’s relatives and demanded to speak to her. He reportedly then threatened to kill them.
She said the matter was reported at the Vigilance Police Station. Kaieteur News was told that police have numerous reports, particularly at the Prashad Nagar Police Outpost about physical abuse and threats that the suspect inflicted on Garraway.
“Last year, she was at a ‘farewell’, and he ran upstairs with a knife and said he would stab her…” the niece said.
The police would sometimes detain Garraway’s lover but he has never been charged, she said. The niece alleged that the suspect has a relative in the Force and the rank would intervene on the suspect’s behalf.
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