Security guard remanded to prison for brutal murder of girlfriend

Twenty-three-year-old Meshack Douglas was on Tuesday arraigned before Sparendaam Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool on a charge of murder allegedly committed on his 31-year-old girlfriend Lisa George.
Douglas, a security officer, was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that he murdered Lisa George at their ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown home on April 26, 2023. He has been remanded to prison until May 29, 2023.
It has been reported that Lisa George, a mother of two, had attempted to end her rocky relationship of just four months with Douglas when she was stabbed some 22 times by her boyfriend in the presence of her young son at their Lot 604, ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown home.

According to reports, the victim’s 12-year-old son, who was at home when the incident occurred, was awakened by his mother screaming, and he ventured into her bedroom, where he saw his mother lying on her back on the bed in a pool of blood. According to the traumatised 12-year-old boy, the 23-year-old suspect was on top of his mother at the time of the discovery, continuously stabbing her about her body with a knife.
At the time of the gruesome murder, the victim’s 6-year-old daughter was said to have also been on the bed with her.
At the said time, the victim’s sister, Lovern George, who lives next door, rushed over at the sound of Lisa’s screams, and entered the house after her 12-year-old nephew ran to open the door. Lovern’s husband had accompanied her into the bedroom, and he immediately wrestled the knives away from the assailant. The suspect was subsequently arrested and charged with the heinous crime.
The late Lisa George has been described as a very loving, caring and humble woman, who was family-oriented and always there for those in need. She was also described as an exceptional mother, who always had the best interest of her children at heart, and would work hard to provide for them.