Rajdai Persaud, whose body was discovered in a trench not far from her Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo home two days after she went missing, died as a result of compression to her neck and blunt trauma.

Rajdai Persaud

A police release yesterday said that was the finding of a post-mortem examination which was performed by Dr Nehaul Singh.

Relatives yesterday said no one has been arrested in connection with the 26-year-old woman’s death.

The woman’s relatives had told Stabroek News that she left her home on Saturday afternoon to visit her mother who lives a stone’s throw away but her mother was not at home.

The woman, who was mentally challenged, never returned to her aunt’s home where she lived.
Persaud was found fully clothed in the trench but her underwear was pulled down to her knees which led relatives to believe she was raped. The body reportedly had numerous marks of violence.

The body was discovered by a family friend who was on his way to work in the cane fields. The woman was described by her relatives as an “easy-going and fun loving person who was very helpful.”