“Every day baby asks for her mama” – grieving mother

1 year later

…recalls pain of losing her daughter

Monday made one year since 20-year-old Omawattie Wazi called “Agile” of Lot 33 D Williamsburg, Rose Hall Town, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), was hacked to death by her husband.

However, Wazi’s mother, Tejwatee Jhinkoo stated that “it is so hard and it gets harder because every day, baby asks for mama and her mama is not here,” as she reflects on the year without her daughter.
Wazi was hacked to death on March 30, 2019, by her husband, Gavin Gill, after she had moved to her mother’s Williamsburg, Rose Hall Town home after her husband became abusive.
She walked away and moved out with her seven-month-old baby at the time from their matrimonial home and started working. On March 30, 2019, on her way to work, her husband struck her down with his car. The man then exited the car with a knife and stabbed her several times before chopping her with a cutlass.
However, the grieving mother stated that Gill’s family continues to create mischief.
“What he does now is his mother a claim that [we] does tell them things when we go to court which is not true. Last week he asked if he can see baby and he asked my other daughter and she told them that when you can bring my sister back then you are going to see baby and the mother start off on me and my daughter as well,” the mother stated.
During an emotional interview with this newspaper, Jhinkoo expressed her frustration with the justice system but stated that she would like to see her daughter’s perpetrator pay for the gruesome death of her daughter.

“I don’t like the way the investigation is going. I love for them to give he life in prison and let me stop going and face he at court because it ain’t easy to go and see he every week [in] court. Since the year start, every Tuesday, and every Tuesday that we went there it call off next week, next week.”
The heartbroken mother stated that she feels like her entire world is falling apart as she misses her daughter now more than ever. However, she described her daughter to be a remarkable person.
“My God this is so heartbreaking every day because she was a remarkable person. Words cannot explain how she was such a good person to everybody.”
Just a few days ago, 37-year-old Natoya Speede, a teacher, was axed to death by her husband, who later attempted suicide at the airstrip located at Five Miles, Bartica.
It was stated that the couple had been having domestic issues for some time now.
Speaking on the issue, Founder of Women against Domestic Violence, Ruth Johnson stated that staying in an abusive relationship for the stake of children does more harm than good and as such, made a special call for victims to reach out to someone they trust and get help.
Studies indicate that between 20 and 60 per cent of the globe experience violence in a relationship. But data has shown that abuse against women by their male partner is among the most common form of gender-based violence. (Shemar Alleyne)