A life of filled with alleged abuse ended yesterday for wheelchair-bound mother of five Lackrania Polly Samdeo. The circumstances surrounding her death, however, were still to be ascertained late yesterday after the 58-year-old woman's semi-nude body was found under her mattress which was discarded in a vacant lot near her Penal home. Samdeo's wheelchair remained overturned a short distance from her body. An autopsy will be conducted later today to determine the cause of death.
A male relative has been detained for questioning. Samdeo's body was discovered around 8.45 am by her son, Ramesh Ramlal, 24, of Digity Trace, Penal. He, together with Samdeo's niece, Rajwantie Mohammed, 43, of Barrackpore, went to the woman's house at Railway Road, Suchit Trace, Penal, to check on her. Ramlal said his mother suffered beatings at the hands of a male relative. "He did not treat her good at all...He would beat her and do all kind of things to she," he said. "I tell him about it one of the days and he tell me if that is my business...I leave and I walk out."
