Heartbreaking tragedy: Mother and bedridden daughter die in apparent murder/suicide

A Berbice mother who cared for her bedridden daughter for 38 years last week fed her a poisonous substance and then ingested some of it.

The incident unfolded on the morning of August 21, 2024 at Warren Village, Region 6.

The mother has been identified as 73-year-old Liloutie Baker and the daughter has been identified as 52-year-old daughter Davi Nandalall. Baker succumbed on the said day while Nandlall died two days later at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

It was around 07:30 hrs on the day in question when Franklin Baker, a 61-year-old Government Ranger and husband to Liloutie, discovered the distressing scene.

Franklin lived with his wife and his daughter – who lived with a disability since she was 14.  The older woman had been battling diabetes and hypertension. Her daughter had reportedly stopped eating a week prior.

In a series of alarming events leading up to the incident, Liloutie had expressed fear of being home alone and had even mentioned to Franklin her thoughts of taking her own life.

On the morning in question, Liloutie had just finished her breakfast and asked Franklin if he was ready to eat. When he declined, she handed him a pouch containing the family’s jewelry, a gesture that, in hindsight, he said appeared to be a final farewell.

She then retreated to the kitchen. Moments later, Franklin was startled by his wife’s desperate cries. Rushing to the kitchen, he found Liloutie lying on the floor with a green substance coming from her mouth. His heart sank further when he found his daughter, Davi, in a similar state in her bedroom, also with a green substance coming from her mouth.

Franklin immediately sought help from a neighbor, Michael, and together they transported the women to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where they eventually succumbed.

A Police investigation was launched and a search of the premises led to the discovery of a bottle of a the poisonous substance under a shed in the backyard; a glass with a similar substance was also found near Davi’s bed.

The case has left the Warren Village community in shock, as residents grapple with the tragic turn of events.

In a Facebook post, Frankie Baker, husband of Liloutie stated: “Since I met you and I get married 27 years ago, through thick and thin and sun I never left you for nothing, I always be there for you and your family. How can I go on my bed when I know my wife is not there. In my heart I will always love you and my daughter”.