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Brazilian businesswoman found dead in Bartica house – husband held
Elisangela Da Silva Figueara
Police are questioning a Brazilian man about the suspected murder of his 35-year-old wife, whose decomposing body was found in a house in Second Avenue, Bartica, on Sunday night.
Elisangela Da Silva Figueara, popularly known as ‘Lourde,’ was found in a room at her Lot 97 Second Avenue residence, where she had operated a communications centre, a guest house and a money transfer service to Brazil.
The victim was fully clothed but her bed was blood-soaked and her tongue was protruding, suggesting strangulation.
Neighbours told Kaieteur News that they last saw the Brazilian businesswoman alive on Thursday afternoon when she was sweeping her yard. Some time during the evening they also heard her arguing with another woman, whom they identified.
The following day, neighbours reportedly observed that all the windows and doors of the residence were shut.
On Sunday evening, two Brazilian men who visited the residence regularly became suspicious after observing that the building was still shut.
After entering the yard and becoming aware of an unpleasant smell, the men forced open a bedroom window and saw Figueara’s decomposing corpse.
Ranks from the Bartica Police Station were immediately notified.
Yesterday, the woman’s reputed husband, 56- year-old Ivan Cury De Lara, arrived in Bartica and was taken into custody.
A post mortem examination is expected to be conducted today.
Figueara is survived by a 15-year-old son in Boa Vista, Brazil .
(Edward A Persaud )
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