Home News Abusive man doused with hot oil after threatening to kill fiancée
A 20-year-old fisherman of Princetown (Number 77 Village) Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice was in the wee hours of Friday doused with hot oil by his fiancée’s stepfather during a commotion at their home.
The Police have said that the young man has been living in a conjugal relationship with a 17-year-old female for the past two years, and on Thursday evening, at about 19:30h, he returned home under the influence of alcohol, and this resulted in an argument erupting between them.
During the argument, the man reportedly dealt the female two slaps, threatened her with a kitchen knife, and pulled her by the hair. The matter was reported to the Police and checks were made for him, but he was not found.
However, at about 2:00h the following day, he returned home, opened the louvre panes to the young woman’s bedroom window, and asked her for a cigarette lighter. She reportedly told him that she did not have one, and this angered him, so he began to threaten her.
On hearing the commotion and threats, the teen’s stepfather rushed into the bedroom and threw some water in the young man’s face while demanding that he leave the premises. The young man became annoyed, pulled out the louvre panes and iron bars from the window, and attempted to enter the room.
According to the Police, the stepfather returned to the room with a cup of hot oil, and threw same in the young man’s face, causing him to receive injuries.
The young man then fled to his mother’s home, from where he was taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital, where he was treated and sent away. He is expected to return there for further treatment.
The young man subsequently went to the Springlands Police Station and lodged a report, and the Police went in search of the stepfather, but the suspect was not found.
An investigation is underway.