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Body on seawall…Schoolgirl spoke of impending death in letter to mom
By Michael Jordan
Detectives are examining a letter in which 14-year-old Alicia Ali spoke of her impending death while accusing her mother of restricting her movements.
Alicia Ali
Investigators reportedly found the note in Ali’s bedroom, two days after the Campbellville Secondary School student’s nude body was found on the seawall near the University of Guyana (UG) Access Road at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.
In the letter, which appeared to be addressed to Maylene Williams, the teen’s mother, Alicia Ali reportedly complained about being deprived of her freedom, and accused her mother of restricting her movements. The teen also reportedly stated that by the time her mother read the letter, she (Alicia) “would be dead.”
Police said that the handwriting in the letter and in the teen’s notebooks appeared to be similar.
A source said that the letter’s contents have given police second thoughts about how the teen met her death. A post mortem is scheduled for today.
Meanwhile, police are questioning the victim’s boyfriend, who is said to be in his twenties. The man has reportedly stated that he last saw Alicia Ali about three weeks ago. He also denied ever having a sexual relationship with the minor.
Ali’s body was discovered on the seawall by passersby among the boulders that form a part of the sea defence. A source said there were black and blue marks on the victim’s face. Investigators believe that the injuries were caused when the corpse was slammed repeatedly against the boulders.
Ali was reportedly last seen by her mother, around 20:50 hours on Tuesday, when she left her home to go to a nearby shop.
Her mother said that she became worried when her daughter did not return home, since it was not normal for Ali to stay out of her home late at nights.
The woman said that she immediately contacted relatives and friends to ascertain her child’s whereabouts, but none of them was of any help.
According to Williams, it was not until Wednesday afternoon that she learnt of her daughter’s fate.
Williams said that she first headed to the Sparendaam Police Station since she was told that ranks there were conducting the investigations.
From there she was escorted to the mortuary where she positively identified her daughter’s body.
So far none of her clothes has been recovered.
Her mother told Kaieteur News that she is not aware if her daughter had any friend who might have lured her to the location where her body was found. Police have reportedly been unable to glean any valuable leads information from any of the teen’s friends.
Ali’s body is the second to be discovered on the seawall within the past week.
On Sunday, police also discovered the battered body of 29 year-old, Ramesh Katarnauth, on the rocky seaside of the Kitty seawall. A post mortem revealed that he was beaten, strangled and thrown overboard.
Yesterday, the body of a woman, with head, arms and legs missing, was found on the seawall near Annandale, East Coast Demerara.
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