“I’m not feeling safe at all” – mother of 2 after home destroyed by fire

A 30-year-old mother of two has said she continues to live in fear after allegedly being threatened with death by her estranged husband, even as he was taken into police custody on Friday in connection with an investigation into a fire that destroyed their Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) home.

Mohaini Manaroo said her husband was subsequently released on station bail as investigators await a report from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) into the September 27 fire. He has not been charged.

Manaroo said she and her husband had been separated for about three months following what she described as a troubled relationship during which she alleges she was repeatedly abused. She said the matter had previously reached the court and that she had obtained a restraining order.