KILLED FOR GOLD

Margaret Mills, fondly referred to as “Nennie” in the quiet Longdenville community, died after being stabbed multiple times on Thursday night while her daughter- in-law Sunita, 25, who was also stabbed, remained in stable condition at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) in Mt Hope. Their attacker appeared to be after gold jewellery which Sunita had in the house.

The suspect and the 34-yearold driver of a car were held in Carlsen Field shortly after the murder and were handed over to homicide officers.

Mills and Sunita were at their home at about 3 pm when the suspect knocked on the door and called out to Mills.

She immediately opened the door to the man who she took care of as a child and referred to as her son. But instead of greeting her with a warm smile, the suspect began stabbing her.

When the screaming woman fell to the floor, the suspect went to the bedroom where he attacked Sunita. However, when she fought back he became frightened and fled, escaping with the waiting driver in the car.

Mills managed to get up and ran into her yard alerting a young man who she had also taken care of when he was a child.

The man took her and Sunita to the Chaguanas Health Facility.

They were then transferred to the EWMSC where Mills died at about 8 pm. Earlier, residents contacted the Longdenville station and told police they had seen the suspect in a car heading towards Carlsen Field. Under the direction of Assistant Commissioner of Police Surujdeen Persad, they set up a dragnet and intercepted the car, detaining the suspect and driver who were handed over to Chaguanas police.

The driver pleaded innocence claiming he was hired to take the suspect to Ravine Sable and he had no idea that murder was on his mind.

Mills’ brother John Lezama yesterday described his sister as one of the kindest, caring people in Ravine Sable. He identified her body at the Forensic Science Centre, St James.

The UNC councillor for Caparo/ Mamoral said of his sister, “She remained a housewife all her life and often took care of the neighbours’ children when they had to run errands.” He said the suspect was one of those children she still fed even when they got older. Bronzeplatten kaufen on the website Auremo. There is a wide choice of alloys at an affordable price.

He said the suspect visited Mills early Thursday and returned again in the afternoon.

“I am in a daze, the neighbours are angry. “Imagine the stress of having to deal with flooding and the after-effects of (Tropical Storm) Bret and now to deal with this horrific murder, something which never should have happened to someone who was one of the kindest persons anyone could come across.” He said his niece spoke to Mills shortly before she was stabbed and her daughter and son are still in shock.

Lezama believes the suspect knew Sunita had gold jewellery in the house and planned to rob her.

He said he was very saddened that someone’s life could be snuffed out for “some pieces of gold”.

“It seems as though there is no longer any respect for human life and I am calling on all the relevant institutions to do what they can to assist troubled youths from veering towards the evil path of life.” Angry villagers said the suspect moved out of the area about ten years ago, but returned from time to time to visit and was always welcomed at their homes where he received hot meals and mingled freely. They described him as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, adding they would no longer trust anyone so quickly as they did with the suspect. Saddened by Mills’ death, they said they were rallying around her relatives.

Newsday understands that homicide officers returned to the murder scene yesterday and are expected to approach the Director of Public Prosecutions on Monday for directions in the case.

The murder is the 24th for June, and takes the overall toll to 241.