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Jun 06, 2016 News
By: Romila Boodram
Now that the Babita Sarjou case has been solved, relatives of another woman, who went missing in 2011, are even more convinced that the body found the following year at Weldaad foreshore, West Coast Berbice is hers.
The only problem now is for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to provide results of DNA samples that were taken from family members of 46-year-old Basmattie Anantram and from the skeletal remains found in August 2012.
At the time the body was discovered, the police were investigating the disappearance of Basmattie Anantram and Babita Sarjou.
DNA samples were taken from the relatives of both women.
But now that the cops have solved the Babita Sarjou’s case after six years, Anantram’s relatives are claiming that the remains found in 2012 can only be Anatram’s.
The woman’s sister, Babita Thakoor said that the remains match Basmattie’s height. According to the sister, two teeth are missing from the skull, in an area similar to where Basmattie had extracted two teeth.
“When the body was found, we know it was her and we told the police but we still had to wait on the DNA. It is now four years and we are still waiting for the result. We want closure to this case,” the woman said.
Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum said that his ranks will first have to locate the detective who was working on the case back in 2012. That detective will have to direct investigators to where he stored the file.
The file is reportedly stored at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary. At this point no one can say for sure if the DNA samples were even sent overseas.
Recalling what transpired back in 2011, Thakoor said that she received a call that her sister, Basmattie Anantram, was missing.
At that time, a New-York-based male acquaintance of Basmattie’s was in Guyana to spend time with the mother of three. Questioned about the reason for her partner killing her, Thakoor said that the man was informed that she was having an affair with someone from the village.
Kaieteur News was told that the mother of three and her partner had a lot of problems as a result of the alleged affair and she eventually moved out from her home and went to stay with a friend for a few days but her partner went and carried her home back.
Neighbours confirmed seeing Basmattie entering her home with her partner on June 08, 2011—that was the last time she was seen or heard from.
“The neighbours say when they see her going into the yard, they never see her back. They said the next morning, they see he (her partner) on the verandah and two days later, he left with his suitcases to go back to New York,” Thakoor claimed.
Basmattie was not seen or heard from since then.
A report was made to the police, who questioned the acquaintance. He later returned to the US and never called Anantram’s relatives to find out whether she was ever found.
While the woman’s family members seem convinced that her partner may be able to assist in the police investigation, their main concern at present is confirming if the remains are hers.
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