THE battered body of a 47-year-old woman was found floating in a canal at Hope Lowlands, East Coast Demerara, on Monday.

According to information from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Nazaleen Mohammed of Belfield Squatting Area, was last seen leaving her house around 07:00hrs on Monday.

Reports are that the woman was living with her daughter and reputed husband, who is working at sea.

Police said the victim’s 32-year-old son received a call from his mother’s cellphone around 08:05hrs, but the voice on the other end of the call was a male with whom the woman previously shared a relationship.

“At the time, he also heard his mother’s voice, shouting for her phone. Shortly after, the call ended,” the police related.

Around 15:00hrs on the same day, a neighbour who did not see the woman return, left in search of her.

While walking along the Hope Lowlands railway embankment, the neighbour saw the motionless body of Mohammed lying in a canal with wounds about her abdomen.

The police were summoned, and the body was found facing upwards, with wounds to her head, ear, neck and abdomen, and with her intestines protruding. The scene was processed and photographed.

The body was escorted to a funeral home, where a post-mortem will be conducted. Several persons were questioned in the area, as investigations continue.