Bar maid shot dead

Apr 25, 2014 News

A 46-year-old bar maid was shot dead around 22:30 hrs on Wednesday at her employment site, the Country Club Restaurant and Bar located at Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The victim whose name was given as Jagwandai Ramnauth called Selena of Bath Settlement,West Coast Berbice, was killed hours after she reportedly spoke of quitting her job due to months of unpaid salary.

The bar where Jagwandai Ramnauth called Selena was shot and killed

Her boss has since been in police custody assisting with investigations.
Police in a press release said that Ramnauth was involved in an argument with a group of patrons at the night spot during which one of the men pulled out a firearm and fatally shot her to the head, after which they escaped.
Kaieteur News was informed that the owner was not at the bar when the incident occurred but he reportedly told investigators that he received a call a little before 23:00hrs from one of his workers who informed him that the woman had a “problem” with some people.
According to police sources, the owner claimed that he immediately went to the bar and found his worker lying in a pool of blood behind a counter with a bullet wound to her forehead after which he informed the police.
The man, who has been renting the aforementioned property for the past several years to operate his restaurant and bar, was taken into custody late Wednesday night and was later released.
However, after taking statement from several persons, including workers at the bar, investigators rearrested him.
Yesterday at the scene, Rai Gurdat, one of the owners of the Chateau Margot property from which the business is operated, said that he was asleep when police visited his home.
“I am staying at the back of the bar. I didn’t hear any music so I assumed business was slow. The police woke me up and ask if I heard any gunshots and I said no,” Gurdat said. He added that investigators took him to the bar and showed him the body of Ramnauth lying in a pool of blood on the floor.
“I was shocked and I panicked. I didn’t hear any gunshots. Selena used to work hard, from morning to night, and she didn’t get paid for almost a year. The morning before she was killed, she said to me that as soon as the boss pays her, she will leave,” Gurdat claimed.
Kaieteur News was informed that Ramnauth was not only a waitress at the bar but also manned the night spot whenever her employer was not around.
According to Gurdat, workers quit working at the bar due to non-payment of salary and “Selena had to do everything. In the morning, she made cutters and cleaned, and in the nights she served.”
Investigations are ongoing.