The case of the Kitty Strangler

Mar 23, 2014 Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery

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By Michael Jordan
Shortly after Mashramani Day in 2004, residents living in a long yard in Public Road, Kitty, became aware of an unpleasant smell emanating from one of the houses in proximity.
The house, a two-bedroom property at Lot 57, was occupied by 50-year-old Fazia Insanally and her youngest daughter, 11-year-old Allia, a student of F. E. Pollard Primary.
It dawned on the neighbours that they had not seen the occupants since the day after Mashramani. But the neighbours weren’t very concerned.
They and Mrs. Insanally were constantly at loggerheads. One matter had even ended up in court, with a magistrate placing Mrs. Insanally and a female neighbour on a one-year-bond for fighting.
But when days passed and the smell grew worse, and there was still no sign of the occupants, the neighbours became somewhat uneasy.
Then, on February 28, 2004, the residents observed that something was dripping from Fazia Insanally’s floor to the ground below. They also observed that flies were gathering on the damp spot on the floorboards. Some speculated that Mrs. Insanally had gone for a holiday and that the contents of her refrigerator had spoilt and were dripping onto the floor.
But others suspected the worst and contacted one of Insanally’s daughters.
The initial fear of the daughter was that her mother, an epileptic, had collapsed and died during a seizure.
At around 14:00 hrs, the daughter, Dianne London, accompanied by her husband and ranks from the Kitty Police Station, went to Insanally’s home. They observed that the lights were on, and all the doors and windows were locked. They then forced open the front door and entered.
In the front bedroom they found the decomposing body of 11-year-old Allia Insanally. The child was still dressed in her school uniform.
The couple and police then ventured into the second bedroom, where they found Fazia Insanally’s body under her bed.
A post mortem revealed that she had been battered in the head and strangled. According to another daughter, Latoya Mohora, the post mortem also showed that Mrs. Insanally had been sexually assaulted, while 11-year-old Allia was suffocated with a pillow.
According to her, evidence at the crime scene showed that the killers had consumed alcohol, smoked cigarettes and even used cocaine in her mother’s bedroom.
Relatives suspected that Allia had come home at around 18:00 hrs from lessons and the killer or killers had attacked her as soon as she entered the front door.
From all appearances, the motive appeared to be robbery, since the slain woman’s television set and many other valuables were missing.
Police detained several of the victim’s immediate neighbours, but found nothing to link them to the double-murder.
But there were two other motives; one of which surrounded another murder in the same yard.
The victim, a female in her teens, had been stabbed to death by her boyfriend. One of Insanally’s daughters said that 11-year-old Allia had witnessed the murder from her bedroom window. Although the alleged killer was caught and charged, she believes that the man’s associates feared that the child and her mother might provide the police with more evidence. One daughter said that the same man had tried to kill another girlfriend, but the victim had escaped by seeking refuge in their mother’s home.
But the second and stronger theory suggests that the victims had been slain by someone they knew well.
The suspect, known as ‘Felix’, had lived in the area and did odd jobs for Mrs. Insanally. He was even sometimes allowed to enter her house. According to the daughters, ‘Felix’ disappeared after the bodies were found.
It is alleged that police located the murdered child’s schoolbag while searching the suspect’s house. They also reportedly found several sheared dreadlocks, which indicated that the dreadlocked ‘Felix’ had cut his hair to change his appearance.
‘Felix’ has never been seen since.
According to reports, the suspect, who travels frequently to Cayenne, has a deep scar on his face.
There are rumours that he was slain in Guyana some years ago after returning from Cayenne.
Latoya Mohora admits that the family is still traumatised by the unsolved case.
“We did not have a life (for a long time). We were scared to look under our beds. I don’t sleep without a light. It is hard, especially on Mother’s Day.”
If you have further information on this case or any other, please contact us at our Lot 24 Saffon Street, Charlestown office or by telephone. We can be reached on telephone numbers 22-58458, 22-58465, or 22-58491. You need not disclose your identity. You can also contact Michael Jordan at his email address [email protected].

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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

Police are trying to locate Roger Brandt, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Najidan Sadick (Khirul Najidam).
Brandt is of African ancestry, brown in complexion, and his last known address is Lot 169 Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown. Anyone with information that may lead to Roger Brandt’s arrest is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 225-6411, 226-7065, 225-8196, 227-1149, 911 or the nearest police station. All information will be treated with strict confidence.

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