Woman missing after being dragged from neighbour’s house by husband
Missing Dhanmattie Sumare
A woman is reported missing after she was forcefully dragged from a home to which she had gone to seek refuge from her angry husband.
There are reports that the missing woman’s husband made threats on her life before taking her captive, causing family members to worry about her safety.
The missing woman has been identified as 29-year-old Dhanmattie Sumare, also called “Jenny” of Number 19 Village, East Coast Berbice.
Reports are that on Sunday the missing woman and her husband were involved in a domestic dispute during which he physically assaulted her.
On Monday, she sought refuge at the home of a family friend, Jaipaul Jaimaul, who lives in the neighbouring village of Warren.
Jaimaul explained that about 01:00h on Tuesday, the woman’s husband, Martin Baker, 50, came to his home, forced his way in and dragged the woman out.
The friend added that the man was armed with a cutlass as he dragged the mother of five down the stairways.
“He start lashing she with the cutlass and say he gon kill she… He drag she and carry she out in the street; I don’t know where he carry she,” Jaimaul related.
The matter was reported to the Police. Checks were made at the couple’s home, but there was no sign of the woman or her husband.
The couple have been together for the past two years and have two children. The woman has three other children from a previous marriage.
