A grisly murder yesterday rocked No.72 Village Squatting Area, on the Corentyne and set police on the trail of a killer.
Heerawattie Tekram
Heerawattie Tekram, 43, was found with chop marks about her body at about 05:45 hours, shortly after her sister-in-law heard screams coming from her home where her daughters discovered the body. Tekram was found lying on the ground with her throat and face, neck, back and head bearing chop marks. Her husband was taken from the backdam to help with the investigation.
Nadia, Tekram’s sister-in-law, told Stabroek News that Heerawattie lived with her husband Azim Khan, a labourer at the Skeldon Estate and two children Naliesha and Chitrawattie. According to Chitrawattie, the eldest of the two girls, her mother had earlier in the morning finished preparing her father’s lunch to take to work. She would usually get up early in the morning and cook on the “fireside” in the yard. Chitrawattie said that she and her sister were awake but lying on the bed when they heard a scream. They quickly rush outside to their front veranda and there they saw their mother lying on the ground bleeding. They began screaming and crying.
Nadia said that it was not suspected as a robbery since the family was poor while Heerawattie was not known for getting into trouble with people.
The police said last evening that they were investigating Tekram’s murder. (Adrian Smith)
So sad my condolences goes out to the family, hope the two children will be taken care of.
Man, this stuff in getting very old. I am tired of reading about these men. The government needs to build more jails.
Carl-The government should start the execution.The time is ripe.
agree with carl
Oh the horror of mankind.
What a cross to bear when you live in destitute poverty and still suffer such consequences of life.
May you rest in peace.
Many think that the emotional state of the country is unaffected by the policies of the government. Nothing could be further from the truth because they are intricately intertwined. The proof of this is seen in the behaviour of the populace. Bandits in the halls of government, criminals in the streets of our cities. The nation has no moral compass. Almost everyone is corrupt and those not corrupt are considered stupid. In this environment, man is reverting to his primitive state of irrationality and therefore we see these acts of brutality. Yesterday the Lenora Police station, today No.72 Village Squatting Area. Rest in Peace Heerawattie. I hope they find your killer soon.
Absolutely, there is a force in Guyana that you feel as soon as you come of the plane at CJIA,- “[corruption]” it stinks up the atmosphere.
Then there is greed big time amongst fellow Guyanese that was never known at this level, Guyanese was known for their hospitality and generosity and compassion world wide.
Guyanese was never known to be so cold and ruthless.- And things were a lot harder world wide then.
This is true Borapork. And look at how the president treated his own wife. It sent a negative signal to men on how to treat a woman.
It would appear that the PPP party is only interested in the votes of their female constituency. These women are the most vulnerable to domestic abuse and killings, yet the PPP refuses to avail them to meaningful protection and counseling.
Heartless!
I agree with you although I must say I have seen it a hundred times, these women are being beaten year after year and still don’t want to leave. When they do leave it is just for a few days then the man comes and gives them the ‘from no on’ speech and they head back with him straight to his bed. Counseling is only going to be useful if people truly want it. I was in Guyana a few weeks ago (go home more than twice a year), and believe me when I tell you I sat with women who told me that they have to stay with the man because he pays the rent. These poor women have no education and no self esteem, if they did, they would realize that they deserve better and get up and make an effort to find a job and take care of themselves. Try as I may, how can I possibly help them? I know 6 of them personaly who have been killed by the men who claimed to be in love with them during the past 3 years. One woman says that if the man kills her, her mother and sister will take care of her children. Now tell me, what do you say to someone who thinks like that? Obviously she loves the man and the beatings more than she loves herself. These woman first have to love themselves before they can make any progress. It really saddens me to see the cycle being repeated for generations, and I see it here too. Most of the domestic violence cases on my desk are for west indian men beating up on their women in everyone of the united states — obviously they brought the same behavior here, and that is truly sad. I sometimes wonder what else I can do, and I come back to the same answer. Would you believe a client told me a few days ago that her man brings her flowers after he beats her, so she knows that he is sorry? Now tell me where in the world is her self esteem? No one can help them but themselves; I am willing to take 3 months off to go and establish something in Guyana to help my fellow Guyanese but most of them like where they are and intend to stay there. However for the few who are willing to get out of the abusive relationships, I am willing have to think of a way to help them and I plan to go home next year and try again, the problem is I cannot seem to get support from people here — they say that I am just one person and I cannot make a difference, but I beg to differ.
duby take a chill pill you got a good idea but sad to say
it would not work in guyana, its better if you write columns
in the news papers for women to read, the economic
situation in guyana is what causing these women to be
dependent on their male friends for support and would take
the abuse..
Another woman killed by a man. The 100th murder for the year. When will it ease up? People still use mud fireside?
We have to exercise the death penalty. When Desmond Hoyte was the President of Guyana the crime rate was significantly reduced.
Of course they do and not in Guyana alone.
Clearly a teacher living in Ivory Tower, Marc.
Death penalty is not a deterent. The government should initiate a domensic abuse program including a hotline and counselling, education, etc. What’s so hard about that? The government still don’t see that there is a domestic violence crisis?
Death penalty IS A DETERRENT.
He won’t be doing THAT again!
As to whether the death penalty deters OTHERS; I think it helps to CONCENTRATE THE MIND ……. IF THE PERPETRATOR HAS A MIND!
How much time do you have to discuss implications…
Aw shucks, I am uninformed. I thought everybody in Guyana using gas/electric stoves. Thanks for disabusing me of my ‘92 misapprehension.
to family of this woman my heart felt condolences goes out to you i do hope the find the person/s who is responsible for this
WITH ALL THE COMBINED INTELLECTUALS RUNNING THE COUNTRY, NOTHING IS DONE TO REDUCE THE CRIME IN GUYANA. THE GDF IS IN BARRACKS. GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY THE GDF CANNOT JOIN FORCE WITH THE POLICE FORCE TO ESTABLISH LAW & ORDER. HOT SPOTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND LAW ENFORCEMENTS DEPLOYED.
Mark like u got one fireside a’ france boy, but deh nah got mud, lol, rip bb, they wil find ur killer he wil surrender.
MXQBH since you know who did it was this information given to the police? Think before you let your tongue starts wagging man. You “people” always seem to know everything before everybody else. I guess this person is already guilty before he is charged.
I assume it was a man, you assume I am a man. We could be both right or wrong.