Faizul Ousman, the man who allegedly attacked the mother of Selena Rambarat causing the six-year-old to sustain a fractured skull, was apprehended by police late Thursday night, relatives of the child said.
Ousman, according to relatives, was caught by police on Thursday night at a popular drinking spot located in the vicinity of Hand-en-veldt. The man had been on the run since the alleged attack in late March.
On the morning of March 23, Rambarat’s mother 21-year-old Kalwantie Kumar of Hand-en-Veldt, Mahaica was returning home from the clinic when she was allegedly attacked by the man with whom she had formerly shared a relationship. Kumar’s right arm was fractured as a result and she sustained injuries to the head.
The child was in Kumar’s hands at the time and sustained a fractured skull from a blow dealt by Ousman. After spending several days in the hospital Rambarat was released and is now with her father.
Hemwantie Jadunauth, the woman’s 20-year-old sister and their 56-year-old mother, Lalpatie Persaud, rushed to Kumar’s assistance and were reportedly beaten by Ousman. This is the second time, according to relatives, that Ousman had hit Persaud.
Persaud had told this newspaper that on August 11, 2002 she was beaten by Ousman. The woman says she remembers the date very well because one of her daughters was getting married that day.
“Is round that time me daughter [Kumar] de gone away with de man [Ousman] and he didn’t want she come to de wedding,” Persaud recalled. “But me daughter come to de wedding still and he show up to create problem and I go over there and is then he beat me.”
After the late March attack Persaud was hospitalized for several days and has still not fully recovered. The woman is a diabetic and as a result the injuries she sustained affected her seriously.
Kumar previously told Stabroek News that she became involved in a relationship with the suspect about five years ago. The relationship, she said, lasted for just over one year and she was forced to leave because of repeated verbal and physical abuse. The woman had explained that she and Ousman had a son together and the child was living with him. Kumar said that she is currently involved in a relationship with her daughter’s father and has moved on with her life.
Ousman, she said, had threatened her repeatedly ever since she became involved with her present reputed husband. Those threats, according to her, only increased while she was pregnant with her daughter.
