THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating the death of 19-year-old Malinda Fiona Niewenkirk.

She was found dead between 01:14 hours and 04:00 hours at her home at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, on Thursday.

Enquiries disclose that the teen resided in a two-storey apartment building. The concrete building consists of six apartments, and all are occupied.

According to police reports, around 22:00 hours on Wednesday, a 36-year-old man, who was reportedly in a relationship with the teen, went to the apartment and reportedly ended the relationship with Niewenkirk.

Around 01:30 hours on Thursday, the man left the apartment and went to his home located a few villages away. Niewenkirk reportedly contacted him via messages on WhatsApp, and threatened to take her life.

The two communicated for a while, and the man told investigators he tried to comfort and encourage her not to do that, and the teen stopped replying to his text.
The 36-year-old man tried calling and texting the 19-year-old but got no answer. He became suspicious and went to the Vigilance Police Station and made a report.
Thereafter, a Police patrol went with him to the apartment building and Niewenkirk was discovered lifeless.

EMT from Melanie was summoned and the teen was examined by a doctor who pronounced her dead.
The body is presently at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination, as investigations continue.