Minister Rohee urges Sheema Mangar’s family to be patient until DNA results are finalised

Georgetown – Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee visited the family and relatives of the late Sheema Mangar at their Mon Repos residence to brief them on the status of the investigations following her death on September 11, 2010.

Accompanying him were Commissioner of Police Henry Green and Crime Chief Selall Persaud.
The visit was a response to letters sent by relatives who were inquiring about the stage of the investigations.

Mangar’s mother, Radica Thakoor complained about the delay of the results of the DNA test and Minister Rohee explained that the process will take some time before it is available. He urged her to be patient while police is carrying out their investigations.
He assured the family that the ministry through the Guyana Police Force is working tirelessly to solve the crime but emphasised that the case cannot move further without the results of the DNA testing.
Minister Rohee urged persons who witnessed the crime to come forth as any information provided will be strictly confidential.
Commissioner Green pointed out that the investigations are at a halt as police are awaiting the results of the DNA analysis from Barbados .
Subsequent to the incident, pieces of fabric were found beneath a car, which matched the clothing of the late Demerara Bank employee.
He stressed that the analysis is not being conducted in the United States as was previously reported in a local newspaper.
Greene also pointed out that the criminal investigations on the case have been stagnant because there have been no witnesses so far.
When questioned about Mangar’s cell phone record, Seelall noted that the record was in his possession but revealed no traces of a suspect.
Mangar, 20, was robbed of her mobile phone on September 11 as she waited for transportation on North Road close to Camp Street . She was then ran over by a car and dragged from the Bedford Methodist Church at Camp Street and North Road to the intersection of Camp and Church streets. She died hours later at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital from a ruptured spleen, one of the many injuries she sustained.