Wales woman strangled by partner
Dianne Hernandez
Dianne Hernandez

AFTER years of alleged abuse by her reputed husband of four years, 42-year-old Dianne Hernandez was strangled by the “quiet” man early on Wednesday morning.

It is alleged that the suspect, 39-year-old Nigel Glasgow, strangled the woman during an argument and later attempted to take his own life by slitting his throat. There were no other marks of violence on the woman’s body.

Detectives found the body of the woman lying in the man’s one-bedroom house located at Humphrey Street, Wales, West Bank Demerara. The man, who works at an abattoir, also killed three dogs which he owns.

One of three dogs which the suspect killed

Persons in the area related that Glasgow, after strangling the woman, stormed out of the house in a rage and killed the dogs before attempting to torch the home of a woman who lives next door. Reports are that the neighbour was a friend of Hernandez and for reasons unknown, Glasgow was of the view that the woman knew things about his reputed wife and did not share such information with him.

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the argument between the couple began sometime around 03:00hrs on Wednesday. The couple was spotted entering the house on Tuesday afternoon and everything seemed quiet. According to reports, Hernandez had been enduring constant abuse at the hands of her reputed husband but not many persons were aware, since it was being done silently and the man, who is described as being very reserved and quiet, never appeared to have relationship issues.

Persons close to the couple however were aware of what was happening, but it is unclear if anyone had tried to offer the duo any help. One woman related that at one point, the man had informed the woman that she should move on with her life, however, she reluctantly stayed. Persons at the scene related that the woman was in love with the man and found it hard to leave the abusive relationship, although the man was willing to let her go.

The house where the incident occurred

During a visit to the house before sunrise on Wednesday morning, the Guyana Chronicle observed that the house was ransacked and blood stains were evident on the mattress which the couple shared. From all indications, it appears that there was a struggle and evidence of a fight in the couple’s bedroom. After committing the act and killing the dogs, the man reportedly retreated to the house and attempted to lock himself inside. However, that was thwarted by the police who were patrolling in the area and were alerted to the development at the couple’s home. It was at that point that the suspect attempted to slit his throat, but was prevented from doing so.

Reports are that during the commotion inside the couple’s home, Glasgow telephoned the mother of his two children from a previous relationship and asked her to take care of herself and the children. The woman became suspicious and immediately left her home and raced down to the location where she encountered the murder scene. The police confirmed that Glasgow is not in a critical state and that he was receiving medical attention under guard at a public health facility. Hernandez is the third woman to have been killed at the hands of a partner over the past month.

Inside, the home of the couple appeared ransacked.

On Saturday, March 31, travel agent Reona Payne, a mother of three, was killed by her reputed husband former army Captain Orwain Sandy, who pumped several bullets into the woman at First Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown. He has since been remanded to prison for the offence. The matter was further adjourned to May 2, 2018, when it is expected that a psychiatric evaluation would have been completed and a report compiled.

Last Thursday, Darmattie Persaud, 23, also known as ‘Kalvina’, a housewife of Belmont, Mahaica, was fatally stabbed by her reputed husband who later committed suicide. A few weeks prior to the incident the couple, who bore two young children, had a misunderstanding and after being abused by the man, Persaud decided to move out and leave her children and their father behind. She was killed after the man telephoned her and asked her to collect the children.

Curious onlookers gathered at the scene of the murder.
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