Police yesterday arrested the man who is suspected to have murdered his reputed wife, Anuradha Khatoon, on Saturday night at Best Village, West Coast Demerara (WCD). The suspect, Neldon Neblett, had allegedly fled the crime scene but was apprehended by detectives hours later. He remains in custody and is slated to be charged soon.
According to police, Khatoon, called ‘Mama’, a 34-year-old fruits vendor of Lot 1 Best Village, West Coast Demerara, was killed during an argument with Neblett at about 23:30hrs on Saturday.
Enquiries disclosed that Khatoon and the suspect had shared a common law relationship for the past five years, and they lived in a one-storey concrete structure.
Police say that the suspect returned home under the influence of alcohol, and the woman told him that he had to “ease on the alcohol drinking.” The suspect became angry, and the duo ended up in a heated argument. As a result, the suspect armed himself with a knife and dealt the woman a stab to her throat.
The woman fell to the floor in the living room, and the suspect made good his escape. An alarm was raised by the woman’s 12-year-old son. The woman was then rushed to the nearby West Demerara Regional Hospital by family members, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The scene was searched, and one kitchen knife was found on the floor. A stab wound was seen to the woman’s throat area. The body is at Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.
