A woman is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was doused with a corrosive liquid on Thursday evening in Berbice.
The incident occurred at about 21:00h at Peter D’Aguiar Street, New Amsterdam, as Shondell Williamson, 26, of 13 Main Street, New Amsterdam was making her way home from work.
The woman, who works at a nightclub, lives with a friend.
The victim, Shondell Williamson
According to reports, the mother of two was attacked and injured by the father of her two children. At the time of the attack, the man disguised himself by wearing women’s clothing.
The injured woman claimed that although she saw her assailant, she was shocked by his appearance and could not move.
Police have identified the suspect as 34-year-old Alfred D’Yonge, called “Na a boy”.
According to reports, the suspect, who was thought to be in Linden, telephoned Williamson saying he wanted to speak with his children. The woman was at work at that time of that call. On her way home, she received another call from the
Williamson and D’Yonge in happier times
suspect and she put the suspect on hold.
At this point, the woman related that she was in disbelief as see saw the person on the other end of the call approaching her in a dress, carrying a bottle in one hand and a bowl in the other.
As the man got close enough to Williamson, he threw the substance into her face, emptying a part of the bottle’s contents into the bowl and again doused the woman from her head.
After Williamson raised an alarm, the man ran out of the yard, breaking the bottle on the gate, before jumping into a waiting car. It is believed that D’Yonge was hiding behind the two storied house, waiting to launch his attack.
According to reports, the couple had an abusive relationship for several years, and it was only recently that they separated. D’Yonge and Williamson have two children together, ages three and nine.
In December, Williamson had taken her children to visit their father in Linden and when she wanted to leave, the man thwarted her exit. According to a close relative, on that occasion, to show his disapproval of her leaving to return to Berbice, D’Yonge reportedly choked Williamson until she was unconscious. The relative said Williamson’s eldest son, in tears, pleaded with his mother not to put his father behind bars, and she agreed to comply if he let her go.
However, despite agreeing, the jealous man vowed that if he could not have Williamson, no one else could. The suspect at one time operated a car wash in New Amsterdam, but moved to Linden and continued a similar business at Amelia’s Ward.
Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam says Police are on the hunt for the suspect.
