An East Coast Demerara man who allegedly chopped his estranged wife, during an altercation on Sunday evening at Quamina Road, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, has turned himself in to Police.
Warren Dennis surrendered to Police at the Sparendaam Police Station in the company of his lawyer on Monday evening.
Brutally chopped: Alana Hazel
The injured woman, Alana Hazel, remains in serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital. She sustained severe chop wounds to her body while one of her hands was severed at the wrist.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum earlier on Monday told Guyana Times that the Police have taken statements from the injured woman. He noted that the suspect would immediately be charged once in custody.
The mother of three, who is a cook attached to the Mess Hall of the Guyana Police Force, was brutally chopped on Sunday evening by the father of her children. Based on reports, the woman and the suspect have been separated for quite some time. However, although she is living home with someone else, she would normally visit the suspect’s home.
One of her regular visits was on Sunday evening. During the visit, the estranged couple had a heated argument during which screams were heard emanating from the man’s house. Hazel escaped the wrath of her estranged husband by jumping through a window and ended up in a nearby trench.
As persons in the area rushed to Hazel’s rescue, the suspect made good his escape through a nearby cane field carrying a cutlass in his hands. The woman was rushed to the hospital where she was admitted.
Neighbours were heard murmuring that the suspect had threatened to kill the woman on several occasions. At one time, he had already tied a rope in his house and attempted to hang her.
The situation got worse when she moved out of the house to live with someone else; although Hazel was aware of Dennis’s temperament, she would visit his home and assist with his chores.
It is not clear what started the argument on Sunday evening.
Earlier in the year, a Beterverwagting man had set his house on fire, killing his reputed wife and his three-year-old daughter. He also perished in the fire.
