ACME manager found dead in office

Sandra Dee Barker

The body of the  Manager of ACME General Store, 54-year-old Sandra Dee Barker of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was found dead in her office by a colleague yesterday morning, two days after she was last seen alive.

According to a police report, a 911 call was received about 7.45 yesterday morning informing them of the incident. The report stated that police arrived on the scene five minutes later. It was further noted in the report that the store has one main entrance facing north to the western side which is secured with a metal door and external padlocks. There was no sign of any break-in.

Barker was found lying motionless in her office which is situated on the third floor of the store. EMT technicians pronounced the woman dead at the scene. No mark of violence was found.