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Woman’s body found near East Bank Demerara koker
Detectives and residents at the scene
The partly submerged body of a 44-year-old woman was found in a canal near Grove, East Bank Demerara around 08:15 hrs yesterday.
Indira Veerasammy, of Back Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara, was found floating face-down near a koker located close to the Demerara River. A fisherman and a youth, whose father is a koker attendant, made the discovery.
The victim was fully clothed and police do not appear to suspect foul play.
A koker attendant who lives nearby said that he checked the area around 23:00 hrs on Sunday but noticed nothing unusual. He said that one of his sons and a fisherman saw the body around 08:15 hours yesterday.
Kaieteur News was told that Veersammy, who has three children, was an alcoholic and was in the habit of wandering in Grove and neighbouring communities. One of her sons also told Kaieteur News that his mother suffered from cirrhosis of the liver and some form of mental illness.
The woman is believed to have met her death some time Sunday night or early Monday. Residents speculated that Veersammy accidentally tumbled into the canal while trying to cross a narrow bridge.
However, the woman’s children and residents insisted that she never used that route.
According to one of the sons, Veersammy left home at around 19:00 hrs on Sunday “to go on the road.”
He said that his mother would sometimes stay overnight at her ex-husband, who lives in Diamond Housing Scheme.
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