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Epileptic woman drowns outside mother’s house
– after being denied entry
Residents of East Ruimveldt reacted with outrage yesterday after a 23-year-old epileptic woman who was refused entry to her mother’s home drowned in a drain outside the premises.
The victim, Odessa Fraser, was found lying face-down in a drain outside the Pineapple Street, East Ruimveldt residence at around 06:00 hrs. It is believed that she drowned while suffering an epileptic seizure.
Police questioned the victim’s mother, Bernadette Fraser, for several hours, but did not detain her. Kaieteur News understands that the mother admitted that she had denied her daughter entry to the premises.
Sources said that the daughter had moved out of the home last October. The woman’s luggage and other belongings were still near the body when police arrived.
Curious residents view Odessa Fraser’s body (wrapped in sheet on the ground) between her belongings, outside her mother’s house.
With several residents following and screaming ‘murderer’, police eventually escorted the dead woman’s mother to the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost. Fraser’s mother displayed no emotion during the entire ordeal.
She was released several hours later but attempts by Kaieteur News to solicit a response from her proved futile.
A resident told Kaieteur News that at around 06:00 hrs his wife looked through a window and screamed out: “Don’t tell me this girl dead.”
On looking outside, he saw Fraser lying with her upper body in the drain.
The man and other residents alleged that Fraser stood outside her mother’s house Wednesday night and called out to her mother, pleading to be let in. However, they alleged that the woman failed to respond.
According to the resident, during that time, Fraser suffered three epileptic attacks, but her mother still refused her entry to the home.
“She had three attacks and the mother say ‘lef she, she gun catch sheself,” the man alleged.
He claimed that Fraser’s mother only came outside when Fraser was discovered dead and the police arrived.
Persons close to the family alleged that Odessa Fraser was abusive to her mother and had moved out after a spat with relatives.
A post mortem is scheduled for today.
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