Station Street murder-suicide: Woman stabbed 14 times by jealous jilted lover

In an update to the tragic murder-suicide incident involving two Venezuelan nationals in Kitty, Georgetown, police have indicated that jealousy is believed to be a key factor in the fatal confrontation.

The bodies of 25-year-old Yuni Zamora Castro and her reputed husband, a 60-year-old man known only as El Tio, were discovered in their home on Station Street on Saturday evening.
The tragic incident took place at about 17:30h in the couple’s shared two-storey concrete residence, which they occupied alongside other Venezuelan nationals.
Initial reports suggest that the two were living as a married couple, but their relationship took a dip due to the man’s jealousy.
Anislaidy Diaz Leblanch, a 42-year-old cleaner and cook who was a close friend of Yuni, recounted that Castro had recently expressed her desire to end the relationship, citing El Tio’s possessive behaviour as a major concern.
However, on the day in question, after returning home from work together, the couple sat on the verandah. El Tio approached Yuni, handing her $1,000 to clear a minor debt. Yuni replied that she did not have change and would repay him later.
El Tio then proceeded to the lower flat and sat on a chair. Yuni later went down to the lower flat and was on her phone conversing when El Tio approached her armed with a knife. He then dealt her several stabs about her body.
The cook stated that she was scared and ran out of the house. The Police were summoned, and Castro was seen lying on the ground, face up, while El Tio was seen hanging from the roof of the house.
They were both pronounced dead by Dr Pluck of Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). The body was examined, and it was observed that Yuni Castro sustained 14 stab wounds, while El Tio sustained nine stab wounds to his chest area. Investigations are ongoing.