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A 79-nine-year-old woman was on Monday found dead in her home with a wound to the back of her head.
Dead is Biphaya Sankar, a pensioner of 69 New Road Vreed-en-Hoop. Her body was found around  2 pm on Monday, police said.

A press release from the police stated that a tenant who lives on the ground floor of the two storey building was trying to make contact with the elderly woman when the discovery was made.

Sankar was last seen alive around 9 am the said day when she visited the Vreed-en- Hoop Police Station. Her body is waiting a post-mortem examination as investigations continue.



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  1. annie BARBADOS says:

    it is so bad. i cannot immigine who will kill an old lady.

  2. the police force must be privatised or jagdeo the president must resigned.he is unable to do the job after 10 years.

    • tarun5 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA says:

      Y blameing the President? and the Police Force?They r slow but for sure they r doing their job,so u Parmananad Dholichand” U shoud a go Bak to Guyana and Rub for the Next President or join the Police Force,think u can do a better JOb?

      So stop blameing the Govt for every thing…..

  3. the police force is incompetent.crimes are not being solved so the force must be replaced.

    • coolieman UNITED STATES says:

      DHOLI maybe u can run for presi I will vote for u then u can solve all the crimes

    • tarun5 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA says:

      so who will replaced the Police Force “PARMANAND DHOLICHAND” ? Y Dont u come down to Guyana and join the Police Force with all that BIG Mouth u got,I think u need to REplaced…
      I am giving the Govt. and the Police Force,JS and Army Kudos….they r doing they best …So think before u speak…PARMANAND DHOLICHAND”

  4. FISHERMAN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS says:

    no they radder keep guard on the dead man body befour go out there an look at the real thing ,bahamas as an nice thing that i read about , that the police go an interact with the resident an it get sucess whey they do ,that . beating the innocent will not make it better ,in guyana ,

  5. Arnold VENEZUELA says:

    A 79 years old to die in that way?
    Why did she visited the police station?
    With whom did she had a problem?
    The demented criminal(s) (is) (are) very easy to be caught.
    R.I.P.

  6. most ppp supporters are supporting the ppp blindly.wake up people of guyana.we need another change.is there an alternative.maybe sharma will be able to do a better job.he cannot do worst than the ppp.

  7. no one could solve all the crimes but you could solve most of the crimes.i do not have any problem joining the police force.just give me the power to hire and fire in the force and i would join the guyana police force.no one knows who is the real president of guyana.is the elected president the real president? i would run for president when the ppp supporters decided to change their mentality.i predict that the crimes would continue fast but sure while the ppp is slow and unsure.i am prepared to ask the ppp difficult questions now.take note elected president.many are grieving and many are resting in pieces and not in peace.



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