–then set her house on fire

NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Edna Denny was late Tuesday night rescued and hospitalised after she was beaten and robbed by bandits who then set her home on fire at lot 6 Nimrod Street, 2 Friends Village, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara. 

At about 23:23hrs Denny was dealt several blows to her head by the bandits and she had to be rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital by neighbours for emergency medical treatment.
Odessa Barry, who is her neighbour, told the Chronicle she heard that three youths went into the woman’s house and beat her while questioning her about where she had her money.
Denny was found creeping in front of her gate with severe head injuries when she was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by neighbours.
“I was trying to listen to hear what was going on, and I heard one of the youth telling another ‘leh we bun down de house,’ but the other one said ‘No! Yuh mad.” However, as the house was set on fire, the police and the fire service responded quickly and one of the suspects was arrested, the neighbour said.
Denny lived in the area almost all of her life, and was targeted by robbers on many occasions. Most of her family members reside overseas, and she does not have any children nor was she married, according to the neighbour.
The fire razed Denny’s entire home, and started to threaten the neighbour’s house so they removed their belongings as a precautionary measure.
“Thank God the fire service responded quickly or else our house would have burn down. I don’t know why they did her this – she was a very good woman, these youth need some kind of training because if they continue to do these things they might been dead,” the neighbour said.
Just last Friday, August 8, Ann Mendonca, 57, of Lot 41 Prince William Street, Plaisance was discovered murdered in her home by neighbours. She was found with her hands and feet bound with duct tape to her bed. The house was also ransacked.

(By Asif Hakim)