A Corentyne cane harvester was found dead on Monday morning, one day after he allegedly stabbed his wife during a domestic dispute at their Number 76 Housing Scheme, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) home.
The injured woman remains hospitalised.
On Sunday afternoon, at about 13:30h, police say 47-year-old Olive Thompson, a part-time government worker of Number 76 Housing Scheme, was allegedly stabbed during a misunderstanding with her husband, Patrick Mahendra Singh, at their home in the Springlands Police Station District.
According to a police report, a neighbour told investigators that shortly after 13:30h on Sunday, Thompson ran into her yard with what appeared to be blood about her body and reported that she and her husband had a misunderstanding which escalated into an argument, during which he allegedly stabbed her with a knife.
The neighbour further reported that Singh was at the time holding a knife and a bottle suspected to contain a poisonous substance, and allegedly drank from the bottle before exiting the yard, mounting his motorcycle and riding off in an unknown direction.
Thompson was subsequently rushed to the Number 75 Public Hospital where she was admitted in a serious condition. Police said several checks were carried out for Singh following the incident, but those efforts proved futile.
However, on Monday at about 10:45h, the man’s body was discovered at No. 76 Village.
Investigators believe he ingested a poisonous substance.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged stabbing and the subsequent death of Singh are continuing.
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