Corentyne cane harvester found dead after reportedly stabbing wife

A Corentyne cane harvester was found dead on Monday, one day after he allegedly stabbed his wife during a domestic dispute at their Number 76 Housing Scheme, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) home. The injured woman remains hospitalised in stable condition.
It was reported that on Sunday, 47-year-old Olive Thompson, a Government part-time worker of Lot 667 Number 76 Housing Scheme, was stabbed during a misunderstanding with her husband, Patrick Mahendra Singh, at their home.
According to reports, at about 13:30h on the day in question, Thompson ran into a neighbour’s yard covered in blood and reported that she and her husband had a misunderstanding that escalated into an argument, during which he stabbed her with a knife.
At the time, Singh was spotted holding a knife and a bottle suspected to contain a poisonous substance and allegedly drank from the bottle before leaving the yard on his motorcycle.
Thompson was subsequently rushed to the Number 75 Public Hospital, where she was admitted in serious condition. Police said several checks were carried out for Singh following the incident, but those efforts proved futile.
However, on Monday at about 10:45h, his lifeless body was discovered at Number 76 Village, suspected to have taken his own life. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing are ongoing.