Mother of 2 doused with hot porridge succumbs 2 months later

Two months after she was doused with hot porridge by her 24-year-old husband, a 20-year-old mother of two succumbed to her injuries.
Analee Gonsalves died while receiving medical attention at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Friday.
It was reported that on August 23, 2022, Gonsalves was doused with hot porridge during an argument with her abusive husband at their La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home.

A relative of the dead woman told Guyana Times that they were first told that the woman was burned on the face while cooking, but when they arrived at the hospital, they were told that she was burned with boiling porridge by her abusive husband during an argument.
It was further reported that this was not the first time Gonsalves was abused by the man.
Following the incident, the woman was admitted as a patient at the hospital with severe burns to her, face, back, and other parts of her body.
Her husband, who was later identified as 24-year-old Ajay Persaud called “Nicholas”, had escaped and was on the run.
However, sometime later, an intelligence-led operation by the Police in Region Six resulted in the arrest of Persaud, who was later slapped with an attempted murder charge.
He remains in prison but is expected to make his next court appearance on October 20, 2022, where the charge will be upgraded to murder. He appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.