The decomposed body of 66-year-old Marlene Thornhill, late resident of Imax Gardens, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, has been discovered in her home a few days after family members had lost contact with her.
According to reports, the woman’s body was found on Friday by relatives who had gone to her home. One of the woman’s relatives explained that she had lived alone and had last been heard from on Wednesday, via telephone.
Dead: Marlene Thornhill
“On Wednesday afternoon, relatives contacted (her), but apparently she passed on Wednesday night, because on Thursday she didn’t answer her phone, and we didn’t take it for anything,” the relative explained.
As time passed without a return call from Thornhill, family members became concerned and decided to visit her home.
“On Friday, everyone was trying to call her, and yet no answer. So, my uncle was sent up to the house to see what was happening. Upon reaching the house, he called out to the woman several times, but got no response. He went to the window and told us to call the Police, because there was an unusual scent coming from the house,” the relative detailed.
“The Police came, opened the door and found her dead. Her body was swollen, so we figured that she might have died during Friday night,” the relative added.
Thornhill’s family members have said she had preferred to live alone, and that she had never been sick. She had appeared to be in good health the last time they had spoken to her. They are now awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of her death.
