ANN Mendoza, a pensioner of Lot 41 Prince Williams Street, Plaisance was discovered murdered in her home by neighbours with her hands and feet bound with duct tape to her bed last evening.
Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle at the scene of the discovery, the woman’s neighbour who would usually ‘lime’ with her each afternoon said that around 17:30 hrs they noticed that the woman was a no show at the usual ‘lime and gaff’ that they would have each day.The woman who asked to remain unnamed said that she then began feeling strange since the woman is not known to leave her home and contact was made with her son who works at Banks DIH Limited to find out if his mother indicated that she was leaving to go out anywhere but the man replied in the negative.
The neighbours then waited to see if the woman would come strolling around the corner but as afternoon turned to night and they did not spot her they became more worried.
It was then that another neighbour raised an alarm that the woman’s back door was open and that persons should go and check to ensure that she is there and that she is ok.
When two neighbours entered the house they realised that the woman was lying motionless on her bed with her hands and feet tied and a pillow across her face with her mouth taped up. The house was also ransacked.
Persons in the area immediately telephoned the police who responded almost one hour later despite the close location of the police station to the home where the body was discovered. When the Guyana Chronicle visited last evening, persons gathered in shock at the passing of the woman and expressed their disapproval to whoever may be responsible for the act.
The woman who spoke with this newspaper said that when she went into the house she knew something was wrong since the place was not in order as the woman always had everything neatly packed away.
There were several police ranks at the scene last evening, and family members who gathered after receiving word of the tragedy. Police are working on the theory that the act might have been committed by persons from the very area who are familiar with the woman and her movements.
The Guyana Chronicle will bring you an update of this story in our Sunday edition.
Written By Leroy Smith