Bus driver’s death: Woman accused of fatal stabbing charged with manslaughter

Vanessa Emmanuel, resident of Lot 992 Section B, Block “X” Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara, has not been required to plead to a manslaughter charge during her arraignment on Monday before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
It is alleged that on July 27, the 25-year-old Emmanuel unlawfully killed 37-year-old Zehron Nieuenkirk, a father of five and resident of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown.
Emmanuel was not granted bail, and has been remanded to prison until August 17.
Guyana Times had previously reported that Nieuenkirk, called “Orlando”, had been stabbed to death by a female in the vicinity of the Linden minibus park at Water and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown.

An eyewitness told Police that he was sitting on the Parliament Building fence chatting with Nieuenkirk when they were joined by Emmanuel.
A conversation later ensued between the trio, during which Nieuenkirk had pinched Emmanuel on her left hand and she had “knocked away” his hand and pulled out a knife from her waist.
The eyewitness related that upon seeing the weapon, Nieuenkirk had told Emmanuel that she cannot use it on him, and as the woman started to walk away, Nieuenkirk had hugged and lifted her from behind in a joking manner.
However, Nieuenkirk had soon after made a sound, and was heard asking the woman “Is what you done to me girl?” At that time, the injured Nieuenkirk had pulled down his pants and showed the eyewitness a wound to his right-side groin area which was bleeding.
After committing the act, the woman fled the scene with the knife in her hand, while the injured man was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).
Police later arrested her, and found the alleged murder weapon in a drain at the bus park.
Nieuenkirk was a bus driver who plied Route 43 (Georgetown/Linden). (G1)