The cause of death of Petrous Latchman-Ross, 38, and Gabrielle Ross, 13, the mother and daughter who were discovered dead in a house in New Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD), is undetermined.
This is according to a Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on Tuesday by government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh at the Memorial Gardens Funeral Parlour.
“On completion of the examination, the cause of deaths were given as “Undeterminable”. This was due to the state of both bodies, which were then handed over to relatives for burial at a later date.”
The mother and daughter were discovered dead on May 31, 2023, in a house at Phase 3, Plantation Providence.
HGP Nightly News was informed that the duo died between May 23 and 31, 2023.
Reports are that in September 2022, Petrous’s husband, Hemanchal Latchman, moved out of the house but continued to pay the rent and make visits. His last visit was in January of this year.
However, when he visited on May 31, he noticed the building was fully secured.
He became suspicious, and as a result, with the assistance of a neighbour, they pried open the front door and immediately got a pungent stench.
They then ventured inside and saw the partly decomposed bodies of both females lying on the ground. The Police were immediately summoned to the scene.
Police had said that three bottles, one containing a liquid substance suspected to be poison and a suicide note, were found.
