A 27-year-old woman who is accused of killing her ex-lover was on Thursday arraigned before Sparendaam Magistrate Alisha George on a charge of murder.
Particulars of the charge allege that on April 1, at School Street, Cummings Park ‘E’ Field Sophia, Eva Pearson of Lot 534 ‘D’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown murdered 46-year-old Darren Harris, a cook of E Field Cummings Park, Sophia, by allegedly stabbing him.
Dead: Darren Harris
Reports are that, on April 1, Pearson allegedly stabbed her former reputed husband Darren Harris after he reportedly ended their relationship.
The Police have reported that the two once shared a relationship, which ended a week prior to the man’s death.
According to Police, an eyewitness told detectives that she overheard an argument on the road, and she looked out of her home to investigate. As she looked out, she saw the now dead man falling to the ground and Pearson walking away from the scene.
An alarm was raised and residents rushed to the scene. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) pronounced Harris dead at the scene.
Police have since confirmed that the body bore three stab wounds – one to the left side chest and two to the left side upper back.
Eva Pearson
Pearson was later arrested at her home, where it was observed that she, too, was bleeding profusely from a wound between her right index and ring fingers.
She reportedly claimed that she and Harris were involved in a scuffle, during which the deceased chopped her and, in retaliation, she took away the knife and inflicted several wounds about his body. Police say the woman had disposed of the weapon.
Pearson was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where she was treated for her injuries.
She has been remanded to prison, and is set to return to court on May 18. (G15)
