Latest update September 13th, 2026 10:36 AM
Relatives want thorough probe of woman’s ‘suicide’
– refute claims victim jumped through window
Relatives of a 27-year-old woman from Strathspey, East Coast Demerara, are pleading for a thorough investigation into what they claim are attempts to make her recent death seem like a suicide.
Anita Ishwardeen, called ‘Tina’
Anita Ishwardeen, called ‘Tina’, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation last Friday, two days after allegedly sustaining head injuries at her stepfather’s home.
A close relative said that they are being told that Ishwardeen jumped through a window of the two-storey house after a heated argument with some of the occupants.
Kaieteur News understands that police had questioned some of the occupants but they were subsequently released. A female relative said that Ishwardeen’s mother died from poisoning three years ago. While that death was reportedly ruled a suicide, the relative suggested that the mother also succumbed under suspicious circumstances, as is now the case with the daughter.
Kaieteur News was told that Ishwardeen had been living at the Strathspey home for several years and allegedly complained of being physically abused.
It is alleged that at around 17.30 hrs on Wednesday, Ishwardeen and some of the occupants had a quarrel. Neighbours reportedly heard her screaming.
The relative who spoke to Kaieteur News said that she attempted to contact Ishwardeen that afternoon but got no response. She was reportedly later told at around 21.00 hrs on Thursday that ‘Tina’ had jumped through a window and that she had suffered a fractured skull.
She said the injured woman was admitted to the intensive care unit at a private hospital, but was subsequently transferred to the GPHC, where she succumbed last Friday.
Kaieteur News was told that the police detained two men and a woman from the house where Ishwardeen had lived, but released them on Friday night.
A post mortem is likely to be performed on the victim today.
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