The woman whose body was discovered in a trench near the East La Penitence Police Station on Friday was identified as an East Ruimveldt mother of two.

Allison Paul, a security guard attached to Brans Security Service left home around 2 am on the morning of her demise. Relatives at the Lot 650 East Ruimveldt residence said Paul slipped out when they were asleep and jumped the front fence because the gate was locked.

Paul was not scheduled to work at that time, according to the family. It is believed that she was killed some time between then and when her body was found. Relatives said they were watching a nightly newscast later that night and immediately recognized Paul as the woman being fished out of the trench because of the clothes she was wearing.

“We were shocked and we started crying after seeing Allison on the TV. We hurry down to Lyken and identify her right away,” a relative related.

The family said Paul had no problems with anyone so the murder comes as a shock to them. Paul was described as a hardworking mother who took care of her two children, aged ten and thirteen.

The police are investigating and a post mortem examination is scheduled for tomorrow. Paul is expected to be buried on Wednesday.

On Friday someone walking through an alleyway near the trench found Paul’s body around 6 am. There were no visible marks of violence on the body but froth was evident in the nose and on the mouth. She was clad in a pair of jeans and a flowered top and a pair of yellow rubber slippers was discovered a few yards away.

Stabroek News spoke to residents in the area and no one recounted hearing or seeing anything strange during the course of the night or early Friday morning.