Woman’s skeletal remains…Body bore stab wounds, missing teacher’s male friends detained again

Jul 26, 2014 News

She was bound, stripped naked and bled to death after being repeatedly stabbed.
This is what a postmortem, conducted yesterday, has revealed of the final moments in the life of the woman whose skeletal remains were found at Pattensen, East Coast Demerara.

Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh (at left) with detectives.

The autopsy, conducted at the scene by Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh, also reportedly found striking similarities in the victim and still-missing teacher Nyozi Goodman.
This has caused police to re-arrest the Kitty-based taxi driver who they have repeatedly questioned about Goodman’s disappearance, and are also questioning a Guyana Defence Force rank who is the 34-year-old teacher’s close friend.
Kaieteur News understands that Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh found three incised wounds in the vicinity of the victim’s hip. Evidence reportedly indicated that she bled to death at the scene.
The pathologist found no injuries to the neck or skull. Police confirmed an earlier report that a canvas belt was tied to the victim’s right arm and that a pair of underwear was found near the body. Crime scene ranks also found a green blouse a short distance away after the remains were removed.
A brother of missing teacher Nyozi Goodman was allowed to
view the remains, but told Kaieteur News that the body was too decomposed, for him to establish whether the victim was his sister.
Police said that the fact that dogs and other animals had made off with parts of the body made identification difficult.
However, Kaieteur News was told that Dr. Singh established that the slain woman was about five feet, five inches tall, appeared to be of African ancestry and was between 25 to 40 years old. She is believed to have died some three weeks ago.
According to sources, the missing teacher is also five feet, five inches tall, and also had a ‘rotting’ tooth, which is a feature that was also observed on the remains.
“However, we don’t want to pronounce on any possible identity until we have done DNA tests,” a source said.
Even after undertakers had removed the remains, several detectives continued to scour the vast bushy plot of land where a Rural Constable found the skeletal remains at around 17.45 hrs on Thursday, while answering a call of nature.
Kaieteur News understands that ranks are preparing to carry out an even more intensive search of the area.
Some Pattensen residents have expressed surprise that the corpse remained undiscovered for such a long time, since residents often traverse the roadway near the area. The bushy plot is also a haven for lovers, and this was confirmed after detectives repeatedly found used condoms while scouring the scene.
Goodman, of William Street, Kitty, disappeared on Sunday, July 6, 2014, after accompanying some of her students to the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, to participate in the Inter-Secondary School Basketball Championship match.
After the game, Ms. Goodman reportedly told her students that she would be staying behind, as she expected someone to pick her up and take her home.
Kaieteur News understands that a taxi driver admitted to taking the teacher to the Gymnasium, but denied that he had picked her up after the game.
Police had questioned the same taxi driver about the disappearance of Police Lance Corporal Patriena Nicholson in August 2009.