Mother of 6 who died after losing eye allegedly abused by reputed husband

Relatives of 22-year-old Sunita Vandyke, the mother of six who died days after her right eye was removed by doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital, are now contending that the woman suffered constant abuse from her reputed husband.
The autopsy proved that the woman died as a result of “brain damage” suffering trauma to the head which resulted in internal bleeding, and loss of her voice among other complications.
Relatives are alleging that her reputed husband is responsible for her eye having to be removed after the man, who constantly hit her to the head, “poked” her in the eye during an incident.
The relatives who asked to remain anonymous explained that the woman’s eldest son told his grandmother that his stepfather inflicted the injury to his mother’s eye after beating her.
“The girl was normal and healthy. We always heard that her husband does beat her and her mother encouraged her to leave him; however, she was wondering who is going to take care of her and kids, so she ignored the mother’s advice,” a relative related.
Further, the relative explained that when Vandyke returned to her mother’s residence, the mother enquired about the circumstances surrounding the removal of the eye and informed her of the allegation made by her son, but she did not answer.
“She eventually told us that a plate broke when she was washing wares and maybe the flint got in her eye. She kept making up excuses to cover the abuse she endured,” the relative added.
The relative said too that before Vandyke’s death, she told relatives that she was locked up at home with an injured eye for days before she was taken to the hospital.
“All the allegations that they are making about the hospital responsible for her death is a lie to cover their tracks,” the woman claimed.
When Guyana Times contacted the Georgetown Public Hospital for information on an update on the cause of death of the mother of six, the reporter was redirected to the Police since the investigation was ongoing.