CRIME Chief Seelall Persaud revealed, yesterday, a second opinion was sought in relation to the unsolved murder of 15-year-old Basmattie Moonsammy called ‘Manda’, of Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice.That was after the post mortem failed to ascertain the cause of death and, since then, there has been no further development in the case, the Deputy Commissioner (Law Enforcement) said.

The teen’s partly nude and decomposing body, lying face down in a shallow grave in a rice field aback of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice, was discovered by a farmer on August 4, about 10:00hrs.
Moonsammy, who lived in a small house in the backlands of Number 11 Village, had, reportedly, left home for an unknown destination while her single parent mother was away at work.

Gang raped
It is believed that the teen was either lured or forcibly taken into the field, where it is suspected that she was gang raped and murdered by a group of men. Police were summoned after her mother had positively identified the corpse upon being informed of the discovery by villagers. Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridgejmohan performed the autopsy on Moonsammy’s corpse but failed to determine the cause of her death. The teenager is survived by her mother and two siblings. Two suspects were arrested, questioned, but subsequently released within a few days and after a review of the file by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), police were advised to do further investigations.
Written By Michel outridge