Alpha Hotel murder: Woman died from multiple wounds – PME

A post-mortem examination conducted on Kim Halley, who was murdered by her husband at Alpha Hotel on the East Coast of Demerara, has found that she died from multiple incised wounds.

The autopsy was performed at about 08:15h on Monday at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Mortuary.
It was conducted by Government pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh in the presence of a Police rank. The woman was identified by her 24-year-old son, and her sister, 44-year-old Gail Harris.
“The cause of death was given as multiple incised wounds. The body was handed over to relatives for burial,” the Guyana Police Force said in a report.
It was reported that the woman’s lifeless body was discovered last Thursday in Room 235 of the Alpha Hotel on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). Clad in a black bra and a pair of blue short pants, the body was facing upwards and lying in a pool of blood, with at least 13 stab wounds and a slit throat.
A black-handled knife without a blade was found next to the woman’s body on the bed, while the blade was found in the dead woman’s hair, covered in blood.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Sunday told Guyana Times that despite being separated for several months, the suspect and the victim, Kim Halley, meet once a week at the hotel to spend “quality time” together.
He explained that on the day in question, the suspect requested that the woman inform their children that everything was okay between them and that they had reconciled. But the woman was reluctant to heed to man’s request thus an argument ensued between them which ultimately turned deadly. According to Blanhum, the businessman of Mahaicony, ECD, during the argument, whipped out a knife and fatally stabbed the woman.
After committing the crime, he reportedly joined a minibus and went to the seawall where he offered a “junkie” $1000 for his shirt. At the time, his shirt was soaked with blood. Upon getting the shirt, he went to the Police Officers’ Training Complex where he surrendered.