Body in Uitvlugt trench: Suspect found dead in cell at Leonora Police Station

One day after confessing to killing his wife and dumping her body in a trench at De Groot-Enkline, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD), the suspect’s lifeless body was found in his cell at the Leonora Police Station on Saturday.
Forty-four-year-old Hemat Kumar Mohamed of lot 645 De Groot-Enkline, Uitvlugt (WCD), was accused of murdering his wife, 46-year-old Shavannie Hanoman, on June 24, 2026. Her body was later found submerged in a canal a short distance from where they lived the following day. As such, the suspect was arrested and escorted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he underwent medical treatment and was admitted. He was subsequently discharged and placed in a cell at the Leonora Police Station. According to reports received, at 11:24h on Saturday, his son Rajkumar Mohamed took lunch for him, and as he made his way down to the station lockups, he called out to his father but got no response. He later discovered his father hanging from a white vest that was tied to the grill of the window. An alarm was raised and an investigation was launched.
It was reported that Hanoman, also called “Bo,” a housewife, was reported missing after she failed to return home on Wednesday. On Thursday at about 08:30h, residents discovered her body floating in a trench in the community and alerted Police. According to Police, an examination revealed injuries to her neck and other parts of her body.
While being interrogated, Mohamed related that his wife told him she would be returning home late and did not want him accompanying her; he followed her on his motorcycle. He told investigators that he confronted her at a bridge, where an argument developed.
“I just jook she two times,” he reportedly told investigators during his confession. Police said Mohamed admitted that after being shoved during the confrontation, he took out a knife and stabbed Hanoman twice – once to the chest and once to the chin – before pushing her into the trench. He also told investigators that the knife fell at the scene.
After the confession, Mohamed accompanied investigators back to the scene, and he escorted them to a wooden bridge at De Groot-Enkline, where he indicated the location where he allegedly stabbed Hanoman and pushed her into the trench. Mohamed remained in custody until the time of his demise. An investigation is underway into the circumstances leading to his death.