Laurencio Ho’s body found inside his home
Laurencio Ho
But while the motive of Sambula’s death will be challenging to determine, the cause of another man’s demise also in Roaring Creek will be known once the post mortem is concluded. Laurencio Ho’s body was discovered on Saturday afternoon on the floor of his house. He had a history of alcohol abuse, but his family is convinced that foul play was involved. We spoke with Ho’s wife, who alleges that his face had signs of violence. But police say they did not observe any such signs.
Albina Herrera, Wife of Deceased
“Di last time I si he dah Thursday and den ih seh babes open di door and den I open di door and ih seh I come bathe. But he noh seh bathe, he seh ah come mop up right; just like dat he seh. So like aftawards he di use di bathroom so I seh hurry cause I need fi use di bathroom and like yoh know inna wah rash kinda way but aftawards I lef ah. Dat dah Thursday and ih gone, dat dah di last day I si he and no more, no more til’ when di second daughter come and ih seh mommy I noh know how fi tell you. I seh tell me. Ih seh mommy I can’t tell you. I seh tell mi. Ih seh mommy dehn find daddy dead. I seh no; ih seh yes mommy les go si. And when I gone and I si ah ih face buss up, buss up.
Albina Herrera
Dah neva wah good sight fi si ah. I shake and seh Laurencio why dehn have to do you dis? You dah no wah alcoholic, you no trouble nobody, you noh have nothing fi rob you so why dehn have to beat you like this? I only watch ih face and I shake and thing and touch ah and ih blue, blue and yoh si lot ah blood all over ih face.”
Marion Ali
“Were there any signs of forced entry in the house?”
Albina Herrera
“No, no.:
Myra Lee Ho, Daughter of Deceased
“We noh know if forced entry. Di house wide open so we noh know if forced entry because more people live deh. So we noh know.”
Marion Ali
“And what are they telling you?”
Myrna Lee Ho
“Dehn just seh dehn hear my pa di groan and ih noh wake up and wah whole—and when dehn gone check back ih noh di move and when dehn shake ah ih noh di move and dah soh dehn find ah.”
Sgt. Solomon Westby
“Based that there was no medical history of Mr. Ho and because of allegations coming from the family, a post mortem examination will be conducted on the body to confirm whether we can possibly have another murder or if it is a natural death.”
Marion Ali
“But the wife was telling us that his face was beaten up; in her words, “buss up”.”
Sgt. Solomon Westby
So far, we cannot mention of what…”
Marion Ali
“What did police observe?”
Sgt. Solomon Westby
“They viewed the body and according to police there is no physical signs of violence.”
Marion Ali
“Soh if the post mortem comes back and certifies that he was not murdered…”
Albina Herrera
“Ah still noh wah accept it.”
Marion Ali
“And this is based on what? The bruises?”
Albina Herrera
“Sake ah di bruises and weh ih face swell up.”
The post mortem results are expected later this week.
