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Apr 04, 2014 News
Awena Rutherford, the young mother who allegedly killed her two children two Thursdays ago by feeding them poison, was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday.
The 21-year-old of Perth, Mahaicony is now in police custody at the East La Penitence Police Station awaiting charges.
Rutherford reportedly fed her two children half a pellet each of a ‘carbon tablet’ at her home, after telling a relative that she “had a surprise” for them.
Jabari Cadogan, 16 months, died at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, while his sister, four-year-old Odacia Cadogan, succumbed at the GPHC. Rutherford herself had reportedly ingested a small portion of the killer substance but survived.
While a patient at the hospital, a relative of Rutherford had told this publication that the 21-year-old woman’s overseas-based spouse had threatened to take the children from her, which probably triggered her to commit the act.
Kaieteur News understands that the young mother and her reputed husband were experiencing martial issues. The relative said that Rutherford had also attempted to commit suicide in a similar fashion last December.
Relatives reportedly found her lying on her bed with pellets of the deadly rodenticide on the floor. Fortunately, the children were not with her that day. The relative had also said that she believed that the mother was in urgent need for counseling.
The relative explained that Rutherford dropped out of school without writing her Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations after becoming pregnant. She also lost her mother to a terminal illness a few years ago.
This newspaper understands that Rutherford and her reputed husband had resided for several years at ‘B’ Field, Sophia. However, she later moved to her mother’s home in Perth, Mahaicony.
Kaieteur News understands that a few years ago, Rutherford’s spouse had previously threatened to take her daughter. At that time, the couple only had one child. Some of the problems reportedly stemmed from allegations of infidelity.
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