Three persons are currently in custody for the murder of 48-year-old Jenny Mohammed, whose body was yesterday discovered along the new Eccles-Ogle Highway.
The trio in custody are the victim’s husband, daughter and son-in-law.
The daughter and son-in-law have reportedly confessed to killing the woman on June 10.
The victim’s husband is also reportedly involved in her death.
Based on preliminary investigations, the victim was initially reported as missing by her relatives.
The body was found in a garbage bag and wrapped in a tarpaulin along the new Eccles-Ogle Highway.
However, when investigators visited her Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home, they observed blood in one of the rooms. This led to the arrest of the suspects.
In their confession, the daughter and her husband reportedly admitted that they devised a plan to kill Mohammed after they, along with their child, were subjected to constant abuse by the victim.
The victim’s husband was reportedly involved in the plan.
The daughter and son-in-law subsequently took police to the location where they had dumped the woman’s body.
The body was found in a garbage bag and wrapped in a tarpaulin. A rope was also tied to the neck of the victim, and the body bore multiple stab wounds
The police have also recovered a knife reported to be the murder weapon.
Investigations are ongoing.
