West Bank Demerara woman murdered, son in custody

Jennifer Anderson

The police are investigating the murder of a Good Intent, West Bank Demerara woman in her home and her son has been taken into custody.

Dead is 62-year-old Jennifer Anderson, called ‘Judith’, of Lot 21 Murphy Street, Good Intent. According to the police the woman was murdered on either Wednesday or Thursday while in her home. The suspect, who is currently in police custody assisting with investigations, is her son Devon Anderson, 38, also of that address.

The police disclosed that the now-deceased resided in a two-storey house along with her granddaughter. They were both allegedly assaulted by the suspect. The child after suffering injuries was able get to one of her uncles who summoned the police. The woman was found lying motionless in her bedroom and was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. The body was then transported to Ezekiel Funeral Home in Vreed-en-Hoop.