A man is expected to be slapped with several charges after he reportedly took a lighted stove and threw it at his wife and son on Wednesday evening at their Corentyne, Berbice home.
Forty-year-old Zeena Harripal, also called “Lovita”, was admitted to the Skeldon Hospital while 20-year-old Joshua Sukhu was treated and sent away.
The suspect, 47-year-old Edward Sukhu, called “Paul”, has reportedly suffered injuries after he slipped and fell. He was admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital with head injuries.
Joshua, a construction worker, reported that his mother and his father had an argument over a cellphone. At the time the suspect was under the influence of alcohol while his mother was cooking on a one-burner kerosene stove in the lower flat of their home.
According to the young man, the argument turned heated, and in an attempt to avoid the rants, his mother turned away and his father picked up the lighted stove and threw it at her.
The woman with burns about her body
Within a split second, the young man related, his mother was on fire. In a bid to assist, he rushed over to his mother and threw water on her.
His father attempted to flee the scene, but slipped on the wet tiled floor and fell on his face. An alarm was raised and neighbours went to their rescue.
According to information received, the elder Sukhu was bleeding through his ears and was in an unconscious state. The husband and wife were taken to the Skeldon Hospital, along with their son, before the man was subsequently transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Reports are that the couple would have frequent fights and the woman had to seek medical attention on several occasions after being physically abused by her husband. Police are investigating the incident.
