A mother and daughter are now dead after ingesting a poison-laced soda on the Corentyne, Berbice, reportedly over financial troubles.
Dead are Madojri Sawh, 55; and her 17-year-old daughter Diana Sawh, of Grant 1404 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
According to reports, at about 13:00h last Saturday, Madojri and Diana Sawh were alone at home when they mixed the lethal drink. After consuming the poisonous substance, they remained locked in the house for three hours before Diana called out to a bother who lives next door, indicating that their mother had ingested poison.
He arrived and found his mother lying on the floor vomiting and frothing.
Several neighbours rushed to the house. According to reports, Diana initially claimed that she had not consumed any of the toxic drink. However, when she accompanied her mother to the hospital, she started to vomit. After being questioned, she admitted that she also drank the poison-laced drink. She was then admitted as a patient.
