Carisa Lee
When Saron Jugmohan found out that her brother Steve Jugmohan, 40, had sold two of his vehicles, she knew that something was wrong.
“I wanted to know why because those were vehicles that my mom and dad buy for us,” she said.
But while she suspected financial troubles, Steve did not reveal the extent of his family’s debt.
She said they were very private people.
“I mean they had the problem but I like what kind of money they could have been owing so that they had to resort to that,” she said.
Steve, a taxi driver, and his wife Sharlene Ramkissoon, 38, a Lotto booth operator, were found dead by their daughter at their La Paille Road, Princes Town home on Saturday.
Guardian Media spoke with Sharon outside the Forensic Science Centre yesterday. She said both sides of the family are still struggling to come to terms with the reality.
“They young, she’s 38 he’s 40, they still in the prime time of their life and their kids young,” she cried.
Sharon said they have not told the couple’s five-year-old son what happened to his parents.
“It’s really hard to explain to him, he didn’t see when his mom body had left…he saw when they were carrying the dad and he said aunty I saw dad, he see his dad foot like through the bag,” she said.
The sister said his parents sent the boy upstairs where she lives on Thursday, but she thought nothing of it since they share the responsibility.
But in hindsight, she believes it was part of the plan, especially since they sent him with his clothes.
“We would switch taking care of them but they actually left him,” she said.
Sharon said she was not aware of her brother having gambling problems and their main focus now is protecting the children.
An autopsy will determine whether both deaths were suicide.
If you or someone you know is dealing with an emotional crisis and in imminent danger of taking their own lives, a call to Lifeline Trinidad & Tobago’s 24/7 Hotline can help. The numbers are: 800-5588 | 866-5433 | 220-3636
