The last time that Maureen Harris spoke to her husband, Bonny, was three weeks ago when he sent her some money and promised more a few days later.
Instead of hearing his voice again or seeing him after nearly three months, she received the tragic news that he was killed and his body burnt.
To further add to her grief, Maureen has no remains to bury but a memorial service will be held in honour of her husband of 29 years.
Yesterday Maureen, Bonny’s father, Winston and his siblings, Eldon and Roxanne journeyed to the city from their Zorg, Essequibo homes to speak with the dredge owner Leonard Arokium and anyone else who could give them some answers.
Speaking to the media at the Prime News studio, her eyes still red and puffy from constant crying, Maureen said that her husband last came home in April. According to her she spoke with him several weeks ago when he went to Kwakwani to buy oil.
According to the woman, she told her husband on that occasion that she didn’t have money and he said that he would send some later.
Last Saturday, Maureen said that her daughter called her and asked if she had heard that Bonny was murdered in Berbice.
She said her daughter was crying and said that someone had brought the message.
The woman struggling to hold back tears said that she called her father-in-law and the tragic news was confirmed.
She added that on Saturday night her niece had called the Kwakwani Police Station and was told by a rank there that they had reports of the incident but it had not been confirmed.
The woman questioned why it took so long for the bodies to be discovered stressing that there had to be something more to the incident.
Asked how she is coping, Maureen said that she has been crying every day
Winston, Bonny’s father said that he was the second of seven children. According to the elderly man, he got a call but did not know anything until the following day.
He said that as of now he is leaving everything to the Lord.
With the grief deep in his voice, the man said that he would have felt much better if they had gotten a body to bury so that Bonny could have been given a good funeral.
The distraught relatives said that they are only getting bits and pieces of information and no one is coming forward to tell them anything. They said they wanted to hear what Arokium had to say so that they can have some answers.
Bonny also leaves behind three daughters.
