“I am willing to go and work” – says mother of 9 who was asked to vacate home
…after standing up to abusive husband, gets restraining order
Wileima Kendasammy with eight of her 9 children
Forty-year-old Willeima Kendasammy, a mother of nine, has been asked to vacate the house in which she and her children have been living, and she says she has nowhere to go.
She told this publication on Friday that the move to have her vacate the building stems from her standing up against her husband’s abuse by placing him before the court.
Her nine children are aged 6 months; six years; seven, eight, nine, 10, 12, 13 and 14 years.
Wileima Kendasammy
She had been given until March 15, 2024 to vacate the East Canje house in which she has been living for the past eight years. The house is owned and controlled by her husband’s relatives, and she has nowhere else she can go.
She said that even though there is no outstanding bill owed to the electricity company, personnel went to the house and disconnected the power, saying that they were asked to do so to facilitate repairs to the building. And attempts have also been made to disconnect the water supply.
“Ah getting a hard time with the children’s father. During my pregnancy with the little boy, he kept putting us out from here. He don’t want to look after his children. Now I get the baby and his mother putting me out of the house,” Kendasammy told this publication.
The woman has said that current circumstances prevent her from working, even as her husband is currently imprisoned. A restraining order was imposed on him after Kendasammy had reported his physical abuse.
“When he drink and come home, he does beat me up. He don’t give me money, I does have to beg my family for things for my children. I am willing to go and work,” the woman said. The couple had been together since 2008.
Kendasammy said it had been difficult to communicate with her in-laws even before her husband was remanded to prison last year.
She said she had applied for a Government house lot in 2015, and is still on the waiting list.
Anyone wishing to help Kendasammy can make contact with her on telephone number (592) 659-4953. (G4)
