CRIME sleuths in Berbice have intensified their probe into the brutal murder of the elderly Ramdai Mohabir at her home on February 9, 2015 and may soon bring positive results.Deputy Commander Hugh Denhert told this publication that they are doing some work to draw out the suspect(s) in that crime which sent shockwaves throughout the Corentyne .

He disclosed that much cannot be revealed, noting the sensitive nature of the crime, but work is being done by ranks in that divison.

Ramdai Mohabir, called “Aunty Elsie,” 67, of Lot 665 Topo, Albion, Corentyne, Berbic, was found in her home with upraised feet and in the nude.

She was the victim of a vicious crime; she had been sexually assaulted and strangled.

Mohabir was robbed of $6,000, had lived alone and was found at about 05:30 hrs by her son Deonarine Ramdeo.

Ramdeo stated that his mother had wanted to live alone. She refused to live with her children so the family built a house in the same yard for her. She had been residing there for the past six months prior to her demise.

The man told reporters he was alerted by his wife that something did not seem right at his mother’s house. He immediately ventured over to the one-flat wooden house and noticed that six louvre panes from one of the windows were missing.

On peering through one of the windows, to his horror and disbelief he saw his mother’s naked body sprawled in the house. The man immediately raised an alarm.

The woman’s daughter, Vinmattie Reddi in tears lamented the fact that her mother wanted to live alone, although they had offered to let her live with one of them. To please their mother they decided to build the one-flat wooden house for her next to her son.

When the woman was found her feet were in the air. She had bruises on her neck and her face was swollen.
A new toothbrush was found on the scene, pins were scattered on the bed and an empty baby oil bottle was also found nearby. Blood stains were also seen and several marks were found on her body.