Mother of 4 who was set on fire by husband succumbs
Forty-two-year-old Tevita Lall, also called “Natasha”, who was set on fire by her husband last month, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The woman was set on fire at her Number 64 Village home following marital issues and accusations of infidelity.
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Following the incident, the now dead woman’s mother had told Guyana Times that her daughter was going to end the relationship with her husband since she could not endure his abusive behaviour. She subsequently left her mother’s house and went to her home which is on the opposite side of the street.
As she was about to light the stove, her husband allegedly kicked over the bottle containing kerosene which splashed on her skin and she caught fire. Neighbours heard her screaming and went to her rescue.
They met the door locked and the screaming woman’s husband was sitting on the verandah. He did not open the door for any of them.
“They had to kick down the door and go inside,” the woman’s mother related, adding that when her daughter was taken out of the house it was obvious that almost her entire body was burnt.
Tevita Lall, also called “Natasha”
The injured woman was taken to the Skeldon Hospital, but due to the extent of her injuries, she was transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital before being sent to the Burns Unit of the Georgetown Hospital where she was being treated.
“They say she burn 100 per cent of the whole body, but 50 per cent damage and she has a 50-50 chance. They take out all her breasts and things already. They have to do another surgery but because they don’t have blood, they didn’t do the surgery Monday. They have to do lots of surgeries on her. She is punishing a lot,” the aggrieved mother had stated.
She said that because of financial constraints she could not travel to Georgetown since it costs her $8000 for a round trip to the Georgetown Hospital.
The now-dead woman’s mother explained that despite her daughter’s surgery to remove her breasts, her condition continued to deteriorate.
The woman, in tears, explained that in one of the last conversations with her child, she told her to take care of her youngest daughter.
Meanwhile, the woman’s 50-year-old husband, Seelall Dipnarine has been charged with attempted murder and was remanded to prison. Now that the woman is dead, a murder charge is expected to be instituted.
