The body of a woman was found in a pit latrine at her Patentia, West Bank Demerara residence yesterday afternoon and police said her death may have been as a result of a fall but are awaiting the result of a post-mortem examination.
Commander of ‘D’ Division Balram Persaud this morning confirmed that the body of Disanto Dhaniram, said to be in her fifties, was discovered by her husband in the latrine.
According to Commander Persaud the woman is reported to be an epileptic which may have caused her to fall into the pit, hitting her head in the process. He said there is a gash on the woman’s forehead but “it is consistent with a fall.” The senior police officer said the woman’s husband was at work and when he returned him could not locate his wife. He launched a search and later found her in the latrine.
“She was a very big person and she was epileptic and from investigations so far she may have fell and hit her head but we are investigating and awaiting the result of the post mortem,” the police commander said.
