Relatives still looking for Crane woman not seen since January

Jun 06, 2012 News

The family of 24-year-old Abiola Butters, also known as ‘Angel’, is still searching for the young woman, months after her mysterious disappearance from her reputed husband’s home at Crane Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara.
Hyacinth Stoby, Butters’ mother, told this newspaper that her daughter celebrated her 24th birthday on January 19, last, and went missing two days later.

Missing: Abiola Butters

Stoby was working in the interior at that time and was not aware that her daughter was missing until later that month when she returned to her home, also on the West Bank.
“I live at Vreed-en-Hoop, but was not home because I was working in the interior when my daughter went missing. When I came out and learnt of this, I made a report at the Vreed-en-Hoop station, but to date nobody has heard from or seen my daughter. The thing that has me suspicious is that her husband said she left to go do trade… and she got a one-and-a-half year-old daughter, so she won’t up and leave like this without any contact,” Stoby stated.
The distraught mother said Butters’ reputed husband is working in the interior.
According to Stoby, the man told her that Butters “wanted to do trading” and he gave the young woman enough money for her to travel and purchase items that she could return with and sell in Guyana.
She was puzzled at his attitude, as he did not appear too concerned over her daughter being gone for the past few months without contacting anyone.
“He told me she wanted to go do trading so he gave her money and he didn’t seem bothered about not hearing from her. He didn’t even say which country, or where she supposedly left for, but I know she and I would go to Suriname at certain places and I went and check and nobody has seen her. My son is going every weekend to hangout spots and clubs and places she would go, but nobody has seen her,” the woman stated.
Kaieteur News understands that the woman’s reputed husband never made a report to any police station concerning the possible disappearance of his wife.
He has returned to the interior and the couple’s infant is presently with Butters’ siblings.
According to the woman’s mother, they do not hear from him, but once in awhile he would send money for his daughter’s upkeep.
“Our family has the baby staying with us, but every time you call him his phone always going to voicemail and nobody sees him at all. He doesn’t contact us or call to find out how the baby is, but he had sent some money a little while back for the baby and that was it. I honestly don’t know what happened; if they had a fight, if she was kidnapped or what, but she has a baby and would not go just like that,” Stoby stated emphatically.
Meanwhile, relatives and friends of Butters are still hoping that the woman can be located and return home safely.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Abiola Butters can contact her sister on 254-1441, her brother on 619-8473 or the nearest police station. (Kristen Macklingam)

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