FOLLOWING the murders of Sirmattie Ramnaress and the Mootoos, who were all killed in their homes, the police told this publication that they have reached a snag, since there are no new developments in these cases.

The police have confirmed that both cases are still open and appealed to members of the public to volunteer information, since they are quite certain someone somewhere knows something that could aid in the probes.
In these homicides, several “persons of interest” were questioned and released, but no one was held for the murders.
In an earlier interview, the police said they were reviewing the Ramnaress case to ascertain what else could be done to solidify the investigation, but despite that no new leads have popped up.

However, one of the persons questioned by sleuths includes the woman’s reputed husband, Sergeant Collin Bailey, who is not considered a suspect.

A post-mortem had revealed that Ramnaress died from a ruptured spleen and brain haemorrhaging.

The businesswoman, Sirmattie Ramnaress, was found in her home at Lot 2430, 21st Street, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. The 36-year-old was found in the lower flat of her posh home by an employee who turned up for work, as usual, the day the body was found.
The corpse bore stab wounds, her throat was slit and it appeared that the victim was also beaten on the head, while her house had been ransacked and the lower flat was drenched with dieselene but not set afire.
A storage bond aback the premises was gutted by a blaze that was doused by firefighters who were summoned to the scene.

Ramnaress, who lived in the house alone, had been seen sweeping her yard on the morning of August 30, 2013, within the property that was well protected by alarm systems and a huge fence.

However, although there were surveillance cameras, footage from them is missing, as well as cash and jewels.

Neighbours did not recall hearing any distress calls from the businesswoman’s home, nor did they see anyone entering or leaving the place.

THE MOOTOOS

Police reported that around 00:35 hrs on May 10, 2013, the charred remains of businessman Totaram Mootoo, called “Beer,” 54, and his wife, Bhagmattie, called “Dolly,” 48, were found in the bedroom of the upper flat of their home at Area Q, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. The house had been destroyed by a fire of yet unknown origin.

Although several persons were arrested following the horrific murders of Mr. and Mrs. Mootoo, no one so far has been charged for the crime.

Post-mortems were performed on the bodies of the couple, whose charred remains were found in their bed following an explosion and fire at their home.

The post-mortems had revealed that Totaram Mootoo died as a result of smoke inhalation compounded by burnt trauma; his wife Bhagmattie succumbed to blunt trauma to the back, compounded by burnt trauma.