The Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) has condemned the brazen attack on Lilawatie Muhammed, a mother of four who was shot and killed during a home invasion at Tain Settlement in Port Mourant, Berbice.
“What is so tragic about this dastardly act was that the three murderers showed no mercy to her when they snuffed out her life right in front of her children. Every time the issue of crime is raised in Guyana, the Minister of Public Security claims that brutal crimes in Guyana are on the decline,” the Organisation stated.
The WPO, the women’s arm of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), called on the Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and the Government to provide answers on how they will make the women and children in this country feel safe.
“Crimes of this nature only remind Guyanese that their lives are not safe. It reminds Guyanese that while the Government is busy increasing taxes and
Dead: Lilawatie Muhammed
destroying peoples’ economic livelihood, the criminals are busy killing people and making them feel unsafe,” the Organisation noted.
Additionally, the WPO commended the Divisional Commander Ian Amsterdam, for his swift response and urges speedy action to bring the perpetrators of this heinous act to justice.
Muhammed is said to have been involved in a relationship with a wealthy businessman who lives in the community and investigations have revealed that the man is also married.
Following the shooting on Tuesday night, Police arrested one man who, according to information, shared a relationship with the businessman’s wife, who is currently overseas.
Amsterdam said the Police followed the leads from text messages on a cellphone.
In 2016, Muhammed’s home at Belvedere was destroyed by fire in what is believed to be an act of arson. The suspects in that act are all overseas.
It has been rumoured that the businessman purchased the house at Tain Settlement where Muhammed and two of her children were living.
“We are looking at some other areas which include the house that was burnt, some people that she worked with… We are now getting the information and targeting the persons that it points to for questioning,” Amsterdam told reporters on Thursday.
Meanwhile, an autopsy conducted on Thursday on the woman’s body revealed that she died of shock and haemorrhaging due to gunshot wounds to the head.
As the investigation continues, Police are hoping to question the businessman.
