April 2007, three people had been arrested by the local police of Guyana
for the charges killing a suspected vampire.
It was morning when the victim decided to wander around the village of
Bare Root. The three suspects called her
attention and they immediately suspected that the lady is not a human. During that time, one of the members of the
villagers noticed a red spot on the chest area of her child which they believe
could indicate an “Old Higue” came to visit her child and feed on his
blood. An Old Higue is a phantom of the
vampire that has the ability to transform into a fire.
Some residents helped in trapping the suspected undead by circling her
with a rice. They threw kerosene at her
and attempted to burn her; but apparently, she didn’t ignite which for the
villagers is a clear sign that she’s not a human. Others claimed that the girl transformed into
a hair ball when the people surrounded her.
The villagers performed other traditional method of driving away bad
spirits, they asked her where she came from and the lady replied “Non
Pariel”. When the sun rises, which the
local believe is also the time that the Old Higue would transform into her
original form, the lady stood straight.
The villagers noticed that her dress is exposing some of her body parts
and that she’s not wearing any underwear.
The people surrounding her started to hit her until she went down,
someone also inserted something on her.
After some time, they left her lying on the ground where she eventually
died.
The police picked up the dead body on the road and transported it to the
funeral home. One of the witnesses said
that she did not approve the way they treated the lady and that she might be
mentally ill which makes her an easy-target for those people who has a strong
belief on superstition.
After a thorough investigation, the lady named Radika Singh turned out
to be a psychiatric patient who ran away from her family. Three people were arrested for the murder of
the lady. Accounts of the mentally
disabled lady were documented by Guyana Chronicles.
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