A MAN who is the suspect in the murder of a senior citizen in the Corentyne area has been held by police for questioning in a similar matter, even as the first case for which he is being investigated remains current.Police sources on Wednesday confirmed to the Chronicle that the man who was picked up on Monday by police fits the description of the suspect in the murder of 67-year- old Ramdai Mohabir, called “Elsie” of 665 Topoo Albion Corentyne. He also fits the description of a suspect who was picked up in the past for a similar matter.

The man was however not charged in the first matter, since investigations are still in progress. On Wednesday, the police said that the man who was picked up is not known to “Elsie” or other family members and thus far they are just acting on the information being provided by a witness.
The police confirmed that they are yet to take a statement from the witness, but there are some technical aspects that are being addressed which were not immediately available to this publication.
Last week the nude body of the pensioner with feet in the air was discovered in her home by relatives who had last seen her the night before, when they went over to her home to take meals for her.
The woman according to information appeared to have been raped, since her underwear was displaced. She also appeared to have been strangled during or after the ordeal. Ramdai Mohabir was a mother of three.
Police sources last week confirmed that her home showed signs of forced entry as several louvres had been removed by the person or persons to gain access to the woman’s dwelling.
Family members told police officers that they last saw the woman on Sunday when they went to her home to carry food around 17.30hrs. The woman lived in a yard with two houses and she lived in flat house, while her other relatives lived in a two-storeyed house located in front of her home.
The relatives also indicated that the woman had requested of family members that they allow her to be by herself; hence the decision to live alone. According to information received, the woman’s remains were discovered just after 07.30hrs on Monday morning.
The daughter-in-law of the dead woman spoke with this newspaper via telephone last week and related that her sister-in-law, the woman’s daughter, went from the front house to the woman’s house which is located at the back and realised that several louvres were missing. Consequently, she became afraid and headed back to the front of the yard.
She said that the woman then called out for the dead woman’s son and together they returned to the house, where they also observed that windows were also missing from the backroom which leads directly to Ms. Mohabir’s bedroom.
When they peered into the house they discovered that the woman’s two feet were in the air and that she lay naked on the bed. They immediately raised an alarm after calling for her and getting no response. The woman’s grandson then entered the house through the same window, opened the door and placed a sheet over the woman’s body.
The woman’s daughter confirmed that her mother was a bit mentally unstable, but not at an advanced stage and pointed out that her mom was alert enough to know the names of all those around her and would usually do everything for herself, except cooking, which is done by those who live in the other house.
Asked if they had any suspects, the dead woman’s daughter said that they do not have any, nor are they aware of anyone who may have wanted to hurt their mom or cause her to meet such an undignified death. Ramdai Mohabir had worked as a fish vendor in her early days.