Almost a month after a woman was doused with acid and forced to drink some of the corrosive liquid, her attacker remains on the run.
On February 22, Rachel Chadee was attacked at her La Romaine home by a man with whom she had shared a close personal relationship.
The man was armed with a knife, two bottles of acid, rope and rolls of duct tape.
He attacked Rachel, slashing her face with the knife, throwing the acid on her face and forcing her to swallow some of it.
Yesterday the victim’s mother, Leela, told the T&T Guardian her daughter had developed a lung infection at hospital and had not been able to speak since the attack.
“She has burns on her face, throat, back, belly...her back is the worst and she recently developed an infection in her lungs and she hasn't gotten back her voice yet.”
Rachel remains warded at the San Fernando General Hospital.
Leela said she was frustrated and tired of living in fear as the police still have not caught the man responsible.
Rachel’s three children — ages five, nine and 13 — remain at a safe house.
San Fernando police are investigating and have identified Ronald Bissoon as a person of interest in their investigation.