Deadly domestic dispute: 19-year-old slapped with murder charge

The 19-year-old of Baramita, Northwest District, Region One (Barima-Waini) who allegedly killed her abusive boyfriend was on Tuesday slapped with a murder charge. Naderia James of Baramita, was arrested and charged with murder following the death of 20-year-old Kevin Smith, a miner from the same community.
James appeared on Tuesday via Zoom at the Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh.

The charge was read to her, and she was not required to enter a plea to the indictable offence. She was remanded to prison, and her next court date is scheduled for October 14.
Police reports indicate that the incident occurred on September 18 at around 17:00h at a wooden and plastic camp where James and Smith had been living together for about a year. Investigators stated that James returned home after consuming alcohol and found Smith lying in his hammock. The victim allegedly grabbed a cutlass and struck James on her left shoulder and right hand, which led to an altercation.
During the confrontation, James reportedly pulled a handmade knife from her waist and stabbed Smith in the left side of his chest.
Smith then exited the camp and collapsed in a nearby patch of bushes. Following the incident, James went to the Baramita Police Station and gave a statement.