Almost nine months have passed since the murder of Kwakwani midwife Paulette Wade and her family is still awaiting justice.
As the investigation of Wade’s death continues, a teacher was recently questioned by police and then released.
Wade’s lifeless body was discovered on the floor of her Kwakwani home on Friday, October 26th, 2018.
During the initial stages of their investigation, police had detained several persons, including her husband, for questioning.
Commander of ‘E’ Division Linden Lord told this newspaper that the case file was being reviewed, while also noting that additional work was done recently. He assured that police were still working on the case.
Sources told Stabroek News that a female Berbice teacher was detained last Tuesday as part of the investigation.
The teacher was transported to Eve Leary, in Georgetown, where she was questioned and later released.
Stabroek News was told that the police wanted to question the teacher in connection with a picture with the victim and a male friend that she reportedly circulated before the murder.
A relative, who did not want to be named, told Stabroek News, “We are praying every day that God is going to answer our prayer one day because she didn’t deserve to die like this…”
She explained that they have been following up with the police for updates but have only been repeatedly told that the investigation is still ongoing.
“October will be a year and it looks like we won’t get any justice. Last we checked with the police, they said that someone was looking into the matter,” the relative bemoaned.
An autopsy showed that Wade was strangled and bludgeoned to the head. Police had initially said that she died as a result of suspected epilepsy.
Prior to the autopsy, Wade’s relatives were adamant that she was a victim of foul play and that she had not suffered an epileptic seizure as police would have initially considered.
Wade, 37, also called ‘P,’ of Kwakwani Park, Upper Berbice River, and her daughter, had retired to bed around 9 pm on the evening of October 25th.
However, when the child awakened around 6.30 the following morning, she found her mother’s motionless body lying face down on a concrete floor clad in her sleeping clothes.
This newspaper understands that she called out for her mother but after the woman did not respond, the child left the home to notify a neighbour.
This prompted the neighbour to visit the Kwakwani Hospital compound, where she told the security guard, who in turn informed staff at the hospital.
The police were also informed and in the company of a doctor and nurses from the hospital, ventured to the woman’s home, where the doctor subsequently pronounced Wade dead.
There was no sign of forced entry nor were there signs that the house had been ransacked.
