11-year-old Rachel Bhagwandeen will be laid to rest following a funeral service at her family’s Freeport home on Friday 2nd September, scheduled to begin at 11am.
• An autopsy is expected to be performed on her on Thursday 1st September 2022 at the Forensic Sciences Centre in St. James.
• Rachel was mauled to death by the dog while at her grandparents’ home at Solomon Street, Vistabella, San Fernando, on Thursday 25th August, 2022.
• She has been hailed a hero by her mother and other family members after saving her younger brother from being attacked by the dog after it escaped from its kennel.
• The following day, the dog was put to sleep by a veterinarian and taken away.
(Crime Watch will be carrying the funeral service live on our social media platforms on Friday)
