SUNITA “Dolly” Lall who was brutally murdered by her common-law husband last Christmas Eve will be laid to rest today in her home community of Endeavour, Leguan.The 24-year-old who was found with her throat slit leaves to mourn her three children, who have since been placed in the custody of a grandparent.

The body of the murder suspect, Yugindra Jagdai, more commonly known as ‘Vicky’, 30, was found hanging from a tree at the Endeavour foreshore at about 3.30pm on the day of Dolly’s murder.

Friends in the community say the two had a “rocky relationship” marked by regular instances of abuse.

The murder-suicide that upset the tranquility of the small community is the most recent is a spate of domestic violence-related murders that has rocked Guyana.

A total of 23 women have been murdered for the year so far, with four of them being victims in the last week alone, according to statistics from the Ministry of Human Services. All the women were brutally murdered by male spouses and relatives. (Vanessa Narine)