Headless corpse identified as 16-year old Neesa Lalita Gopaul

- three persons in Custody, including mother and stepfather

The headless corpse of a female found on Saturday has been confirmed as that of 16-year old Neesa Lalita Gopaul of Lot 13 A Lenora Public Road, West Coast Demerara. Reports are that three persons including, the teen’s mother and stepfather are in police custody following the brutal murder.

Neesa in happier times

            Police said that body of Gopaul is at a city mortuary awaiting post mortem as investigations are continuing.



Neesa Gopaul



Meanwhile, Gopaul relatives explained that since he death of Neesa’s father last year she started to become troubled and often complained about her stepfather, who moved in the home with her mother two weeks following the death of her father.

            Disclosure was also made that Neesa’s father who was a diabetic died under questionable circumstances last year. However, disputes surfaced immediately after as 16-year old Neesa became the sole beneficiary of the property, much to the annoyance of the stepfather, who is a known character to the police.