Champa Seenarine is living every mother’s worst nightmare. More than a year ago, her daughter Babita Sarjou vanished without a trace and though she has her suspicions, gathering enough evidence and getting the police to pay an interest has been extremely difficult.

A sombre Seonarine said that the last update from the police was in September when a rank from Brickdam Police Station informed her that they needed a DNA sample. It was later revealed to her that the skeletal remains of a woman clad only in underwear was discovered in the bushes alongside a spot on the Berbice foreshore. It was also explained that because the identity of the remains were unknown, a DNA sample was needed to see if there would be a match.

On September 20, she recalled having her mouth swabbed and hoping that shortly after she would finally know …..