The police are investigating the murder of Geeta Bissoondyal, 27 years, of High Reef, Albion, Corentyne, which occured yesterday allegedly by her reputed husband.
The police says Geeta Bissoondyal and her reputed husband had a domestic argument at their home during which she was killed.
A post mortem examination was performed today by Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan who gave the cause of death as manual strangulation.
The suspect is suspected to have drank a quantity of paint thinners and then attempted to hang himself but was prevented from doing so by a resident. He is a patient under guard at the Port Mourant Hospital.