The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is reporting that police in Regional Division 4A are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 28-year-old Loretta Simon of Cooper Street, Albouystown which occurred yesterday (Thursday 27 January 2022) at approximately 13:00 hours at her mother’s residence in ‘C’ Field Sophia.
Assistant Superintendent Singh and Inspector Smith are currently leading the investigations which have so far revealed that the woman allegedly met her demise at the hands of her ex-partner, one Terrance Thomas of East La Penitence, Georgetown, who went to the deceased mother’s place of abode and demanded a reason from the deceased as to why she no longer wanted to be with him.
According to eye witness reports reaching the police, the woman asked the suspect to leave her mother’s premises and he suddenly whipped out a knife from his pants waist and stabbed the victim in the region of her chest/heart. The victim then ran a short distance before she collapsed.
According to witnesses, Thomas then dropped the knife in the yard and made good his escape.
Emergency Medical Technicians from Alberttown Fire Station were summoned and the victim was pronounced dead by Doctor Doodnauth from Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The body was then escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are progressing however the suspect has not yet been apprehended.
More in a subsequent report.
