Woman surrenders to Police after dousing husband with hot oil

A woman, who is accused of dousing her husband with hot oil almost three weeks ago and had gone into hiding, has turned herself in at the Central Police Station, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

This was confirmed by Regional (East Berbice-Corentyne) Commander Calvin Brutus when he was contacted on Saturday. However, the Commander refused to give further information regarding the matter.
The victim, Devon Thomas, was discharged from the New Amsterdam Hospital after being treated for burns to his face, torso and shoulder.
It was reported that days before the incident on January 20, Thomas, a lecturer at the New Amsterdam Technical Institute, had signalled his intention of filing a divorce after accusing his wife of an extra-marital affair. This newspaper was told that the suspect attempted to prevent Thomas’ actions by pleading with him to reconcile with her, however, these attempts failed. On January 20, Thomas had just exited the bathroom when the woman approached him with the pan of hot oil and doused him with it.
Prior to the incident, another woman – Lotoya Angel – a salesgirl of Gangaram Village, East Canje, Berbice, was also remanded for committing the same act on her partner. Angel was charged for pouring hot oil on her partner, Danny Vannooten, causing him to be hospitalised for serious burns at the New Amsterdam Hospital.