– 4 years after son’s disappearance
A devastated mother, whose now 32-year-old son went missing four years ago, is still looking for answers about her son’s disappearance.
Troy Greenidge, a miner of Lot 8 John Fernandes Housing Scheme, Greater Georgetown, went missing on October 15, 2014, after he left home to collect his salary from his employer in Diamond.
It was four years ago, Greenidge of John Fernandes Housing Scheme at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was last seen and his mother Seeta Persaud is still seeking answers regarding his disappearance.
The grieving woman visited <<<<Guyana Times>>>>> and once again shared the chilling story of the last day she saw her son.
Persaud explained that since her son disappeared, they have been hearing all sorts of rumours about what might have happened to him, including one that says he was beaten to death and his body burnt by residents in an East Bank Demerara (EBD) community.
The distraught woman said she is frustrated with the slow pace of the investigation being carried out by the Guyana Police Force, as she has been running around for four years with no formal word from the law enforcement officials on the probe into her son’s disappearance.
The missing miner is the father of two children; ages six and four.
When he left his home, the then 26-year-old father of two boys was clad in black three quarter pants, a blue jersey, white and black Nike sneakers and his hair was braided. He never returned.
The following day (October 16, 2014), Persaud received a call from her sister informing her that Greenidge was reportedly arrested by Police.
As such, the woman rushed to the Providence Police Station, EBD where her son was supposedly held and made enquires but was told that no such person was in custody there.
Searches were made at the Brickdam and other Police stations with the same result.
Persaud told <<<<<Guyana Times>>>>> that she returned to the Providence Police Station and spoke to an officer, whose name was given as “Singh”, where she made a report.
It was then that she was told that there was an incident in Greenfield Park, Providence, EBD, where a woman saw three men in her area, close to her home, and sounded an alarm screaming “Thief! Thief!”
Two of the men reportedly ran away and the third person, allegedly Greenidge, stayed. It was reported that Greenidge, who was in the area to reach someone concerning employment, was picked up by a man whose name was given as “Barry”, who is also from Providence.
When Police Officers reported to the scene, they were reportedly told by “Barry” that they (he and others) already “dealt with the matter”.
The distraught mother recalled that the said Police Officer (Singh), who filed Greenidge’s initial missing persons report, arrested the man and reportedly told Persaud that the matter was being investigated.
According to Persaud, she visited “Barry’s” wife who reportedly told her that her husband did apprehend Greenidge but subsequently released him.
The grief stricken woman relayed to this publication that she continued to visit the Police station and even reached out to a number of news entities where she told her story.
Following an airing of a news report on her son’s disappearance, she received a call from an unknown number. Persaud said “It was a woman, who asked me if I ain’t find my son as yet. I said no and she said that she is from the said area in Providence where Troy went missing. She told me that she hear them bai talking and saying how they collect me son, beat he and killed him and buried his body somewhere right there, in Providence using an excavator”.
Persaud is requesting anyone with information that would lead to her finding her son, or regarding his disappearance, to make contact on telephone number 610-1537 or the nearest Police station.
