THE mother of Woman Special Constable Shendal George, of Lima, Essequibo Coast, who was found dead in a washroom at her worksite on Thursday, believes she was murdered.
The 29-year-old constable’s body was found in the washroom between 17:30-17:45hrs on Thursday at the Caricom Rice Mill located at Anna Regina, Essequibo.
The constable’s mother, Bridget Stephaney, told this publication that she was the person who discovered her daughter’s body in the washroom after visiting her worksite to speak with her on Thursday.

The mother of three explained that usually on any given day after finishing her day care duties she would pass to check on her daughter and have a word with her.
“I work at a day care and would normally pass at Caricom to check on her; when I went to check on my daughter, she was not at her post and I was there waiting outside, then I asked the other guard where she was and I was told she was at the back and a check was being made for her since I told the guard I wanted to speak with her,” she said.
Further, she said “I waited for 16 minutes and I asked for her again, then the security guard told me to come in, that she had fallen down in the toilet. When I reach the toilet I saw my daughter left hand stretch across the floor, her mouth and eyes were partially opened, and I asked the security guard later where was her gun.”

Calling out her daughter’s name for an acknowledgement, Ms Stephaney said her daughter was not responding at all.
Petrified, immediately she left for the Anna Regina Police station to make a report. “I am the person who found my daughter dead, there was no gun there when I saw her body, I don’t believe she would kill herself, even the police suspect foul play.”
She is calling on the police to commence a proper investigation to get the facts of the matter.

Enquiries have revealed that the victim who was armed with a service revolver and six rounds was performing duties at the main gate (front) of the Caricom Rice Mill, left her post and was later discovered motionless in a toilet in the said compound with a suspected gunshot wound to her throat.
Her firearm, along with five live rounds and a spent shell, was found next to her. She was taken to the Suddie Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The body is currently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.