As police continue to investigate the mystery behind the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the 36-year-old woman whose body was discovered aback Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice on Friday, a post-mortem examination carried out on the body of the wanted suspect revealed no foul play.
Telisha Domandeo of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, was found at Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice, with an incision to her neck. Her body was wrapped in a blanket.
A wanted bulletin for her ex-partner, Sunil Durga, 50, of Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice who is suspected to have ordered the kidnapping was subsequently issued on Friday. However, on Saturday evening police received information that relatives were attempting to bring Durga out from Canje Creek when he reportedly claimed that he wanted to die after which he jumped overboard. His body was subsequently discovered on Sunday morning.
A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday gave the cause of death to be asphyxiation and drowning. “No foul play suspected”, a report of the autopsy from the police said.
Meanwhile, a post-mortem examination was also carried out on the body of Domandeo yesterday which gave the cause of her death as shock and haemorrhage, a cut to the carotid artery, and a fracture to the cervical spine.
Information provided by the police revealed that Domandeo went missing on April 14. At the time, she had moved out of her home at Crabwood Creek and was living with her mother at Blairmont, West Bank Berbice.
Domandeo had previously shared a relationship with Durga, 50, of Betsy Ground, Canje, from which they have a child.
Her sister, Peshna Domandeo had explained, that her sister and Durga shared a relationship many years ago and had a child who is now ten years old. However, she said, her sister had left the East Canje area and moved to Crabwood Creek where she met her second husband who she had two children with.
About two months ago, she and her now husband had an issue and she left the Crabwood Creek home with her three children and went to her mother’s house in Blairmont where she was staying.
The sister noted, that Durga would take care of his son and drop off items for him. However, on the evening the woman was kidnapped the man allegedly arrived at the location with three other males armed with a gun and cutlasses. “He come by my mother and them three man come in and duct tape she mouth and take her out”, she said.
A police report was subsequently filed and police said checks were made for both Domandeo and Durga in regions Five and Six but they were not found. However, Friday morning a resident reported the sighting of a body aback Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice which was later identified to be that of the missing woman.
Damandeo was found a short distance away from Durga’s animal pen in a blue t-shirt and multi-coloured trousers.
On Sunday morning it was reported that a body was spotted in the creek. Police then hurried to the location where Durga’s body was discovered along the Brotherson Long Hook Pump in the Canje Creek.
The man’s brother on Sunday identified the body. He had told Stabroek News that the man’s body had no marks of violence.
On Friday evening police were able to arrest two persons who are suspected to be part of the gang that was ordered to kidnap the woman. As of yesterday afternoon, they remained in police custody.
