Former Mayor’s wife succumbs following vicious robbery at home

Jan 08, 2013 News

Former Rose Hall Town Mayor, William Hendrax, called ‘Papee’, 81, and his family, and residents of Rose Hall Town are now in deep shock and mourning following the death of Hendrax’s 79-year-old wife, Veronica Hendrax, called ‘Aunty Veron’.
The couple who lived at Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice, was badly beaten and robbed by bandits who broke into their home on December 23. The woman had suffered two bouts of stroke since the attack and was hospitalised

Dead: Veronica Hendrax

ever since the incident.
According to information the couple was at home when three bandits broke and entered their home around 01:30 hrs. They were brutally beaten and an undisclosed amount of cash and jewellery was stolen during the 30-minute ordeal.
After the bandits left, the woman telephoned her daughter who works at the Albion Estate. The daughter immediately rushed to her parents’ residence where she found them in a battered state. A report was made to the police and the couple was rushed to hospital.
The couple’s son, Errol Hendrax, an overseas-based Guyanese who flew into the country after the incident, expressed fear for his parents’ life and disappointment that no one was arrested. He stated that the incident has severely shaken up the family. He hoped that his mother would have pulled through. He left the country on Sunday last.
Mrs. Hendrax, who died around 08:15 hrs yesterday in the New Amsterdam Hospital , was first hospitalised at St. Joseph Mercy in Georgetown where she spent four days. She was transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital where she succumbed.
Neighbours stated that they were unaware of the burglary on the fateful night, since they heard nothing.
According to the family, “the police have not charged anyone as yet, but according to a source they have upped their investigations and are working on a few leads.”
Mr. Hendrax, a member of the PPP, was Mayor of Rose Hall Town during the 2000s and was the last mayor of the town until the municipal body was replaced by an IMC.
The former mayor is recuperating and is being comforted by relatives and friends.