Corporal Philon Edwards, a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who attempted to murder his fiancée last Friday, was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ravindra Mohabier
when he appeared at the Blairmont Magistrate Court.
Edwards is accused of attempting to murder 23-year-old Leticia Reynolds. The 26-year-old soldier was not required to plea to the indictable charge when it was read to him.
Police Prosecutor Sargent Raquel Mars asked the court to refuse bail stating that the victim was still hospitalised. The court was told that the victim was stabbed several times. She also suffered on chop to her neck.
The prosecutor also revealed photos to the court showing the injuries inflicted on the victim. Edwards will make his next court appearance on December 12 at the Fort Wellington Magistrate Court.
It was reported that the victim, who resided with the accused at Number 30 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was attacked at their home – in the presence of her five-year-old son.
On the day in question, Edwards reportedly went home at around 17:50h and accused Reynolds of permitting her son’s father to visit during his absence. She acknowledged the visit but told him that there was no interaction between them.
Nevertheless, the GDF rank reportedly became furious and armed himself with a knife from the kitchen and began to stab the woman. Police said the woman was stabbed multiple times to the face, below her left eye, on her finger, and in her right abdomen.
The woman eventually managed to escape by running around the house but the soldier reportedly then armed himself with a cutlass and caught up with the victim, where he inflicted further wounds. He fled the scene but later surrendered at the Weldaad Police Station.
