Police are investigating the murder of Nikesha Sutton, a 24-year-old housewife of Parika Backdam, East Bank Demerara, which occurred at about 17:00hrs last evening at Parika.
The suspect, who is yet to be apprehended, is Nikesha’s 24-year-old husband.
Investigations so far indicate that about 15:00hrs, the suspect arrived home under the influence of alcohol when a heated argument ensued between him and his wife.
A few moments after the row, the husband left home but returned at about 17:00hrs with two alcoholic beverages in his hand. Another argument soon ensued, which resulted in a scuffle. Sutton’s sister soon intervened, and the fight stopped. Thereafter, the man told Nikesha to pack her clothes and move out of the home.
Information received revealed that Nikesha had placed some clothes in a bucket and was making her way through a track to her sister’s house nearby when the suspect picked up one of the beer bottles, broke it and dealt one stab to her neck. He then fled the scene.
Sutton was escorted to Leonora Cottage Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a Post-Mortem Examination.
Police are looking for the suspect as investigations continue.
