Diamond businesswoman found dead in partly burnt house

A businesswoman was this morning found dead in her Diamond Housing Scheme home which was partly burnt, police said.

Police identified the woman as Sirmattie Ramnaress, aged 36 years.

According to a press release, she was found around 10:00 hours with injuries to her head and left hip.

The house, the police said, was ransacked and drenched with a flammable liquid and a storage bond at the rear of the building was destroyed by fire.

Ramnaress’s motor car was found abandoned on the public road at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.