THE discovery of blood in the bathroom of the Sea View, Anna Catherina home of businesswoman Jennifer Persaud, 41, who with her two sons — Afridi, 6, and Jadon, 17 months – was slain at home last Saturday; coupled with the birth certificate for her youngest child being discovered missing whilst his clothes were found packed in a bag in her home on the night of the murder, are among new leads the police could be working on at this time. A second man has been taken into custody as police continue investigating these murders. His address has been given as Sixth Street, Anna Catherina, and he is said to be a relative of Persaud’s reputed husband, who had also been taken into custody shortly after the gruesome discovery was made.

This newspaper has learnt that there has been evidence of blood found in the woman’s bathroom, and possibly fingerprints.  Moreover, Persaud’s daughters told this newspaper yesterday that on searching the house, they found that the birth certificate of 17-month-old Jadon, fathered by Persaud’s reputed husband Rudolph Ernest, also called ‘Lenny’, was missing.

At around 19:00hrs on Saturday, Persaud and her two sons were found lying in her bed with their throats slit. Repeated telephone calls to her home, made earlier in the day by her parents who live on the East Bank of Demerara, had gone unanswered. Further, a visit by a nephew that morning elicited no response when he knocked on the door, raising suspicions.

Deeply perturbed, Persaud’s parents decided to visit her home later in the afternoon, and made the chilling discovery. Police, once called in, commenced investigations and cordoned off the crime scene. No one was thereafter allowed to enter the premises.
Police have since removed the yellow tape, once more allowing the dead woman’s relatives access to the premises.  
There was deep anguish at the home yesterday as the dead woman’s parents, Kumar and Junka Persaud, along with Jennifer’s four daughters, tearfully huddled together in the home, vainly trying to comfort each other. They were later joined by other relatives and neighbours who had come to offer their sympathy.

Meanwhile, the businesses – a small grocery and a bar and pools shop — remained closed. Relatives would also like the public to know that a Bar-B-Que Jennifer had planned for Saturday has been called off. More information would be communicated at a later date.