A daughter of the West Coast Berbice pensioner, who was found with her throat slit Friday night last, is one of two persons in custody assisting police with their investigations into the murder.

Police Divisional Commander Paul Langevine said the other was a male who had a relationship with the daughter.

“The two assisting in the investigations are the daughter and her fiancé,” Langevine told Guyana Chronicle Friday evening.

Joycelyn Jameer, 69, was found lying on the floor of the kitchen at her home at Tempe Village, WCB with a gaping wound on her neck. The discovery was made around 20: 00 hrs on Friday.

Reports said the elderly woman lived with her daughter.

The daughter, who made the discovery, told police that she had left her mother at home alive and well and, on her return home, found her dead from the ghastly injury.
In an initial report on the murder, the Police reported that nothing was reported stolen nor was the home ransacked.

A son of the dead woman said she had been wearing four pieces of gold jewellery at the time of her death and none was removed from her body, again suggesting that robbery may not have been the motive for the fatal attack.

Police investigations into the murder of the elderly woman are ongoing.