Georgetown: A mother of two from Mahaica, East Coast Demerara was Thursday morning killed by the father of her children.
Dead is Darmattie Persaud, 23, also known as Kalvena, a housewife of Belmonte Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. She was stabbed several times about the body.
The suspect 43-year-old husband, Dhanraj Maraj drank a poisonous substance and died at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital.
Initial investigation revealed that the deceased and the suspect have been in a common law relationship for the past eight years with two children. The woman who left the home sometime ago returned with a taxi to take the children to school, when the father of the children pulled her out of the car, stabbed her multiple times about her body, returned to the house and drank a liquid substance from a bottle.
The bodies are at the Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting post-mortem examination. Investigation are continuing.
Villagers said that the man never was able to provide for his household and that often cause the conflicts between the duo.
You must be logged in to post a comment.