A 47-year-old man is now in Police custody assisting with investigations after his lover died suddenly on Tuesday evening at Somerset, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam)
Oscar Joseph Regional Hospital
Dead is 32-year-old Romona Inniss, of Lot 42 Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.
Regional Commander Crystal Robinson confirmed that Innis died in a house her lover was renting in Essequibo Coast. The Commander told Guyana Times that the man said that he and the woman shared a “secret intimate relationship” for a number of years.
This newspaper was told that the man said that he rented the apartment at Somerset, to be close to work as he was part of a project at the Charity Wharf.
The 47-year-old man further underscored that just over a week ago the now dead woman came over to his apartment to help with the cleaning. He said two days later, he left the house to do some errands in Georgetown and left the woman $20,000.
According to the Regional Commander, the woman, who was a “heavy drinker”, took the money and purchased alcohol, which she consumed for about three days with a 48-year-old female.
The woman’s lover told Police upon his return to Essequibo Coast, he met the woman who was reportedly intoxicated, but still consuming alcohol.
Police investigators were told by the man that he joined the drinking spree and consumed about three to four beers. Thereafter, the man and the woman retired to the apartment.
This publication was informed that Innis reportedly told the man that she was going to the fridge for more beers, but fell on the bed owing to her drunken state. The woman’s lover said he instructed Innis to have a bath but she did not respond. He alleged that he went to get the woman some water and when he raised her up to drink it, she started vomiting blood. He summoned the Police, who arrived on the scene and found the woman motionless on the bed. She was taken to the Charity Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Her body is presently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting an autopsy. Investigations are ongoing. (G9)
