An ex-prison officer who was attached to the New Amsterdam Prison, on Monday pleaded guilty to murdering his wife back in 2016.
Dead: Lonnette Nicholson-Prince, Ex-prison officer: Sheldon Prince
Sheldon Prince, 35, of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, pleaded guilty to the offence of murder in that on December 28, 2016, he murdered Lonnette Nicholson-Prince.
The plea came at the Berbice Assizes on Valentine’s Day, a day which is set aside to share love.
In presenting the facts to the court, State Prosecutor Abigail Gibbs said that on December 28, 2016, Lonnette had just arrived at work at the National Psychiatric Hospital when Prince asked to speak with her just after 08:00h. She refused and proceeded to walk away when Prince pulled out a knife and stabbed her 15 times about the body in the presence of co-workers. After committing the brutal act, Prince fled the hospital compound and escaped.
She also detailed that Price attacked two other persons, who also work at the National Psychiatric Hospital, before scaling the fence and making his escape. Less than three hours later he turned himself in to Police.
Gibbs said prior to the incident, Lonnette had secured a restraining order preventing Prince from going within 150 feet of her.
She also read an autopsy report which gave the cause of death as shock and haemorrhage as a result of a stab wound to the heart. There were fifteen stab wounds apart from other wounds.
Justice Sandil Kissoon has deferred sentencing to March 1, when a probation report is expected to be presented.
Prince is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Murseline Bacchus. (G4)
