Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 14, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba R9 Winnipeg free press june inside Story in verdict satisfies but Sureta s Mother would rather Khan got a broken neck than jail by Gitanjali Persaud special to the free press hysterical then these were the immediate reactions of Sureta khans 44yearold Chitra Wattie when told that her daughters Mohamed was sentenced to life in while professing to be satisfied with the the single Parent of five said she would have preferred if they had broken his neck and finished him but at least i got my Singh confessing she Felt like fainting with the Relief of knowing Khan was not allowed to walk Sisters and mothers were gratified that Justice had been Many wanted Strung up on a Coconut tree a very tall tree by his he should be Hung by his Pauline the Mother of a 13yearold when the news of khans sentencing hits the tongues will be for Many of Singh Sureta could have been their child or victim of another visa in the visa Bride syndrome that plagues a country with fewer than but the much publicized double murder trial in Winnipeg will Likely not deter visa the visa remains the 1 escape route from poverty for the Young and is seen As a Way of helping the family step up the economic about 60 per cent of guyanese live below the poverty even though Guyana now has one of the fastest growing economies in latin while still reeling from the aftermath of Skretas reason that it might not happen to their especially if the match is made with a family of Good but for the Singh family that will not be the i prefer to marry in Guyana and live next to my said Padmini she is the younger sister of just turned she feels Justice has been done for her sister but would prefer that Khan be i can never Stop mourning the loss of whenever i think of i said the breadwinner of the Singh who live in crab Wood a town of people near i would not marry someone to go it is not a bed of roses Over said Judith a Young woman carving out a career in Public relations in she Hopes khans trial will serve As an eyeopener for Many Young guyanese but not Many Young guyanese females can make educated it is unfortunate that the economic circumstances of Guyana Are forcing Young girls to marry absolute strangers to get out of v Sureta and Mohamed Khan present trophies at guyanese school in this said Yolande it is really pathetic and not in their Best but i do not think this visa wedding would Many express outrage and disgust at the murders of Sureta and especially the khans sister and flesh and but for the visa is still the Way what can we do we want to get out of this no one wants to stay in Guyana and be said Kowsilla Mother of three teenage she said she would ensure that the matches for her daughters Are made with families she could i would not mind marrying to go once Mommy approves of the said 17yearold Madai the same thing would not happen to me say he is is really insurance make him kill his sister and wife asked 60yearold grandmother in her Creole she said Khan should be everyone interviewed yesterday was relieved by the jurors it was the Day of judgment and Khan could rot in hell for All they Gitanjali Persaud is a reporter for St Broek news in Staples the office superstore i r multimedia assorted cd titles 23929 choose from a wide selection of jewel Case cd titles representing business clip education and just Plain selection May gift available in and your dad or Grad a Choice 26882 zoom into a whole new multimedia adventure 16bit sound High performance qua Speed carom 2 stereo amplified 21 titles including wave table free iq8900256k pen based organizer deluxe leather executive Char graphical user interface Gui and pen based operating system i interface included Cemi i word processing capabilities Builtin Printer Drivers scrapbook unction Han drawn graphics multiple search and world clocks resume calculator labour warranty details full featured executive chair with Gas lift height control and tilt with 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saw her insurance policies during the two week murder two insurance agents testified that Bibi and her brother purchased life insurance policies for her Worth in she was found curled in fetal position in a basement Freezer in the House on with traces of sleeping pills in her although the cause of her death was originally undetermined by the chief medical it was the death of Mohameds wife Sureta Over three years later that reopened the toxicology tests found chloroform in Bibis As there was in and both women were determined to have died of in a Handwritten will dated june Bibi named her brother As her he has been responsible for bringing me to sending me to and taking care of my every and so for i would like to say thanks in this she cremation on she added to that saying if she died before age her Money should be used for her cremation and the shipping of her ashes to with any leftover funds going to a shelter for Young female immigrants who Are in need of i wish no other girl to suffer like i she during the a pharmacologist testified Khan had anywhere from seven to 14 sleeping pills in her sys tem upon her raising the possibility she committed the defence also played an audio tape made by Bibi Khan sometime in the months before her in the which a suicide expert said showed suicidal Bibi talks repeatedly about death and discusses her tragic life including references to being prostituted by her Mother for and being singled out and ostracized by her Community in her native Guy Bibi also singled out her brother As being the Only one in her family to show her Carl Avalos i used to get is in now friends want my Sylvan this better grades next fail Sylvan phone 9885050 ;