Woman stabbed to death in city hotel: Victim moved out 1 week ago; husband missing

The husband of the Corentyne woman who was found dead in a city hotel on Sunday has gone missing, according to neighbours of the couple. The husband was identified as Vishal Appadu, a former rank of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and former prison officer.
Thirty-two-year-old Romona Lall of Kilcoy Chesney in Corentyne, Berbice, was on Sunday found murdered at Sunset Hotel situated at Stanley Place and David Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
The woman had reportedly checked into the hotel with a man suspected to be her husband.
Police stated that the murder occurred between 17:55h on Saturday and 12:15h on Sunday.
The hotel’s proprietor told the Police that Lall and an identifiable male companion went into the hotel at around 17:55h on Saturday and booked a room. They were then given the keys to the room, which is situated on the first floor, and they were expected to book out at 12:00h on Sunday.
However, at 20:07h on Saturday, the male exited the room alone and left the hotel.
The receptionist on duty at midday observed that the victim did not check out from Room 4, and as such, she decided to make checks.
She told investigators that she knocked on the door and called out but got no answer. She then took another key, opened the room door, and saw the victim lying motionlessly on the floor, naked. She immediately informed the owner of the hotel and the Police were summoned to the scene.
Police say two broken glass bottles were found on the floor next to the woman’s body. What appeared to be bloodstains were seen on the bed and walls of the room. Moreover, one stab wound was seen to the woman’s left side of the chest and the head, and shards of one of the broken bottles were seen in the wound.
There were also abrasions to the lower abdomen and three stab wounds to her back. Detectives have extracted CCTV footage from cameras on the building, which captured when the victim and the male suspect entered the hotel and when the male left the hotel.
At the now dead woman’s Kilcoy residence, no one was at home. Neighbours say she was last seen last Monday.
The woman lived with her husband, who is a taxi driver, and their two children. In addition, neighbours say the man has not been seen since last Friday.
According to one neighbour, the taxi driver visited her last Monday to inquire if she had any information about his wife. The taxi driver claimed that he came home and discovered that his wife had packed up and left.
Meanwhile, residents of the community told <<<Guyana Times>>> that the man was last seen in the community on Friday. According to residents, there was nothing to indicate that the couple may have had any misunderstandings. Investigations are ongoing.