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| Myrna Sahibram |
Killer tried to wake her up
Wednesday, July 11 2012.
THE
grandson of pensioner Myrna Sahibram, 68, — the elder woman who was
beaten to death with a wrench — yesterday told Newsday that after
killing the woman at her Grant’s Trace, Rousillac home Monday afternoon,
the killer called family members and said he was trying to wake-up
Sahibram.
On Monday afternoon, La Brea police
responded to a report that a man had struck a woman with a wrench on her
head. They arrived to find the deceased covered in blood lying on a
couch. Nearby, the mother of four lay dead on a couch in the house where
she lived with her husband Ralph Sahibram, 73.
The woman’s grandson Leon Gayah Persad, 25, expressed shock when he heard of the incident, saying that his relative who has been held for killing Sahibram, never showed any violent tendency. The detained relative is a retired PTSC bus driver.
“Since I was small I never saw him act violently. He was always peaceful and really is a soft hearted person,” Persad said.
“Apparently, shortly after he struck my grandmother, he telephoned my mother (Sahibram’s daughter) and told her that Myrna not getting-up. The man told my mother that after he hit granny, she fell and when he tried to wake her up, she ignored him,” Persad said.
Another daughter of the victim Lystra Lall (Persad’s aunt) went to drop off groceries on Monday afternoon, not aware of her mother’s death, and walked into the house to see her mother dead on the couch and a male relative covered in the elderly woman’s blood walking aimlessly in the yard. Lall dropped the bag of groceries, jumped in her car and sped off.
La Brea police were called in. A blood-stained wrench was seized and the man taken away.
Police sources said that the suspect who remains in police custody, was up to yesterday still unaware that Sahibram was dead. Sources said he appeared confused.
An autopsy confirmed that death was due to blunt force trauma to the head. The autopsy was done at the Forensic Science Centre in St James. No charge has been made and investigations are continuing.
The woman’s grandson Leon Gayah Persad, 25, expressed shock when he heard of the incident, saying that his relative who has been held for killing Sahibram, never showed any violent tendency. The detained relative is a retired PTSC bus driver.
“Since I was small I never saw him act violently. He was always peaceful and really is a soft hearted person,” Persad said.
“Apparently, shortly after he struck my grandmother, he telephoned my mother (Sahibram’s daughter) and told her that Myrna not getting-up. The man told my mother that after he hit granny, she fell and when he tried to wake her up, she ignored him,” Persad said.
Another daughter of the victim Lystra Lall (Persad’s aunt) went to drop off groceries on Monday afternoon, not aware of her mother’s death, and walked into the house to see her mother dead on the couch and a male relative covered in the elderly woman’s blood walking aimlessly in the yard. Lall dropped the bag of groceries, jumped in her car and sped off.
La Brea police were called in. A blood-stained wrench was seized and the man taken away.
Police sources said that the suspect who remains in police custody, was up to yesterday still unaware that Sahibram was dead. Sources said he appeared confused.
An autopsy confirmed that death was due to blunt force trauma to the head. The autopsy was done at the Forensic Science Centre in St James. No charge has been made and investigations are continuing.
Pensioner beaten to death — wrench seized
Tuesday, July 10 2012
THE
brutal murder of an elderly woman at the hands of a male relative
yesterday has sent shock waves throughout the quiet community of Grants
Trace in Rousillac.
As news of the brutal
murder spread like wildfire, scores of villagers left their homes and
rushed over to the home of Mona Sahibram, 68, and her husband,
73-year-old Ralph Sahibram, a retired PTSC bus driver.
The daughters of the murdered woman wept as neighbours and relatives huddled in groups talking in hushed tones about the brutal killing. Nearby, police and crime scene investigators went through their paces.
Police reported that Mrs Sahibram, a mother of four, was found bludgeoned to death inside her home. Police said that shortly after 2 pm, the elderly woman was heard arguing with a male relative and a short while later, her screams were heard.
A bloodied wrench was discovered near Moha’s body. Her head had been bashed in. Neighbours told Newsday that shortly after the killing, the male relative was seen eating and walking around the house with Mona’s blood staining his clothes. Relatives later said the male relative appeared to be oblivious to what had happened.
The male relative was detained by police at about seven o’clock last night. The body of the elderly woman was removed to the Forensic Sciences Centre in St James where an autopsy will be conducted today. Southern Division Homicide are continuing investigations.
The daughters of the murdered woman wept as neighbours and relatives huddled in groups talking in hushed tones about the brutal killing. Nearby, police and crime scene investigators went through their paces.
Police reported that Mrs Sahibram, a mother of four, was found bludgeoned to death inside her home. Police said that shortly after 2 pm, the elderly woman was heard arguing with a male relative and a short while later, her screams were heard.
A bloodied wrench was discovered near Moha’s body. Her head had been bashed in. Neighbours told Newsday that shortly after the killing, the male relative was seen eating and walking around the house with Mona’s blood staining his clothes. Relatives later said the male relative appeared to be oblivious to what had happened.
The male relative was detained by police at about seven o’clock last night. The body of the elderly woman was removed to the Forensic Sciences Centre in St James where an autopsy will be conducted today. Southern Division Homicide are continuing investigations.
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